Bassari language

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Not to be confused with Bassari language (Togo).
Basari
Oniyan
oniyan
Native toGuinea, Senegal
EthnicityBassari
Native speakers
33,600 (2014-2015)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3bsc
Glottologbass1258
ELPBassari
Personaliyan
Peoplebiliyan
Languageoniyan
CountryLiyan

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[citation needed].

Writing system[]

This is the writing system of Senegal:

Bassari alphabet
A B Ɓ C D Ɗ E Ë F G H I J K L M N Ñ Ŋ O P R S Ŝ T U W Y Ƴ
a b ɓ c d ɗ e ë f g h i j k l m n ñ ŋ o p r s ŝ t u w y ƴ
  • ĥ, ŵ, ŷ, or h̃, w̃, ỹ are the consonants h, w, y nasalised.[2]
  • 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)
A B Ɓ C D Ɗ Ǝ E Ɛ F G Gw H Hw I J Ɉ K Kw L M N Nb Nd Ng Ngw Nj Ɲ Ŋ Ŋw O Ɔ P R S Ʃ T U V W Y Ƴ
a b ɓ c d ɗ ǝ e ɛ f g gw h hw i j ɉ k kw l m n nb nd ng ngw nj ɲ ŋ ŋw o ɔ p r s ʃ t u v w y ƴ

References[]

  1. ^ "Oniyan". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  2. ^ https://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=wrSys_detail_sym&key=bsc-Latn-SN. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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