Basa language

Basa
Spoken in Nigeria
Native speakers unknown (100,000 cited 1973)
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bzw

Basa, also called Abacha, Abatsa, Basa-Benue, Bassa-Komo, Bassa-Kwomu, Rubasa, and Rubassa, is a Kainji language spoken in central Nigeria, in the vicinity of Bassa, Ankpa, Nasarawa, and Kwali Local Government Areas and of the city of Makurdi.[1]

Basa speakers also often speak Igala or Nupe.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Ethnologue, Basa: a language of Nigeria. Retrieved 2010-06-04.