Basa languages

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.[1]

Basa
EthnicityBasa people
Geographic
distribution
Nigeria
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo
Glottologbasa1279
Basa
Personbu-Basa
Peoplea-Basa
Languageru-Basa

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.


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