Basaa
A language of Cameroon
| Population | 230,000 (1982 SIL). |
| Region | Center Province, spread throughout Nyong-and-Kelle Division; Littoral Province, Nkam and Sanaga-Maritime divisions. |
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Southwestern Cameroon, reference number 201 |
| Alternate names | Basa, Bassa, Bicek, Bikyek, Bisaa, Mbele, Mee, Mvele, Northern Mbene, Tupen |
| Dialects | Bakem, Bon, Bibeng, Diboum, Log, Mpo, Mbang, Ndokama, Basso, Ndokbele, Ndokpenda, Nyamtam. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Basaa (A.40) |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Bible: 1969. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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