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Basa languages

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For the Bantu language spoken in Cameroon, see Basaa language. For the Kru language spoken in Liberia and Sierra Leone, see Bassa language. For the common East Asian word meaning "language", see Bhāṣā.
Basa
Geographic
distribution
Nigeria
EthnicityBasa people
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
Language codes
Glottologbasa1279
Basa
Personbu-Basa
Peoplea-Basa
Languageru-Basa

Basa is a cluster of Kainji languages scattered across Nigeria. They are spoken in distinct communities from Niger State in the northwest to Benue State in the south-centre. This means that the Basa may be the next most widespread people in Nigeria after the Hausa and Fula. Distant groups are not aware of each other, and those near their apparent homeland near the Kambari (Basa-Kontagora and Basa-Gumna) have lost their language.

Languages

There are eight Basa languages:

Basa-Kontagora

Basa-Gumna

Bassa Nge (Bassa nupe)

Kɔrɔmba (Basa-Gurmana)

Basa-Gurara

Basa-Kwali

Basa-Benue (Basa-Kwomu)

Basa-Makurdi

Bassa Nge (Nupe Bassa)

References

  1. "Roger Blench: Basa languages". www.rogerblench.info. 2008. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
Platoid languages
Jukunoid
Kainji
Kambari
Basa
Kamuku
Shiroro
Northwest
Lakes
East
Northern
Kauru
Shammo
Other
Plateau
Tarokoid
South
Alumic
Ninzic
East
Central
Beromic
Yukubenic
Ndunic
others


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