Bassari language

Basari
Oniyan
Native to Guinea, Senegal
Ethnicity Bassari
Native speakers
 (23,000 cited 1991–2006)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bsc
Glottolog bass1258[2]
Person aliyan
People biliyan
Language oniyan
Country Liyan

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

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

References

  1. ↑ Basari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Bassari". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.


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