Bassari language

Basari, or Oniyan (Onian, Onëyan, Ayan, Biyan, Wo), is a Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea spoken by the Bassari people, who are traditional hunter-gatherers.

Basari
Oniyan
oniyan
Native toGuinea, Senegal
EthnicityBassari
Native speakers
33,600 (2014-2015)[1]
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3bsc
Glottologbass1258
ELPBassari[2]
Personaliyan
Peoplebiliyan
Languageoniyan
CountryLiyan

Writing system

This is the writing system of Senegal:

Bassari alphabet
ABƁCD ƊEËFG HIJKL MNÑŊO PRSŜT UWYƳ
abɓcd ɗeëfg hijkl mnñŋo prsŝt uwyƴ
  • h̃, w̃, ỹ are the consonants h, w, y nasalised.[3]
  • When vowels e and o are open, they have the acute accent: é, ó.

This is the writing system of Guinea, which uses the Guinean languages alphabet:

Bassari alphabet (Guinea)
ABƁCDƊƎEƐFGGwHHwIJɈKKwLMNNbNdNgNgwNjƝŊŊwOƆPRSƩTUVWYƳ
abɓcdɗǝeɛfggwhhwijɉkkwlmnnbndngngwnjɲŋŋwoɔprsʃtuvwyƴ

References


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