Bussa, orMossiya, is aCushitic language spoken in theDirashe special woreda of theSouthern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region located in southernEthiopia. The people themselves, numbering 18,000 according to the 2007 census, call their languageMossittaata.

Blench (2006) reclassified Bussa from theDullay to Konsoid branch of Cushitic, but left the Mashole, Lohu, and Dobase (D'oopace, D'opaasunte) dialects in Dullay as theDobase language. He considers Mashile (Mashelle) to be a distinct language within Konsoid.^[3]

Bussa is highly influenced by surroundingCushitic andOmotic languages and should be considered endangered according to Gurmu (2005). Speakers of the North Bussa variety are shifting toOromo,Dirasha orAmharic, whereas speakers of the West Bussa variety are shifting to the Omotic languages Zargulla,Zayse andGamo. Important factors for the ongoinglanguage shift include intermarriage with other ethnic groups and heavy contact with neighbouring people.

• Gurmu, Alemayehu [2005] 'Some Notes on Sociolinguistic Aspects of Bussa' (unpublished paper presented atInternational Conference on Endangered Ethiopian Languages, Addis Ababa 27–30 April 2005)
• Wedekind, Klaus (ed.) (2002) 'Sociolinguistic survey report of the languages of the Gawwada (Dullay), Diraasha (Gidole), Muusiye (Bussa) areas.'SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-065.

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