| Basa | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Nigeria |
| Native speakers | unknown (100,000 cited 1973) |
| Language family |
Niger–Congo
|
| 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]