Bassa
A language of Liberia
| Population | 403,000 in Liberia (2006). Population total all countries: 408,730. |
| Region | Central, Grand Bassa, Rivercess, and Montserrado counties. Gbii overlaps into Nimba County. Also in Sierra Leone. |
| Language map |
Liberia, reference number 3 |
| Dialects | Gbor, Gba Sor, Mabahn, Hwen Gba Kon, Central Bassa, Rivercess Bassa. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Western, Bassa |
| Language use | Also use Liberian English [lir]. |
| Language development | NT: 1970. |
| Writing system | Bassa Vah script, used by older men. Latin script. |
| Comments | Different from Bassa of Nigeria or Bassa (Basaa) [bas] of Cameroon. SVO. Agriculturalists: upland rice. Christian, traditional religion. |
Also spoken in:
Sierra Leone
| Language name | Bassa |
| Population | 5,730 in Sierra Leone (2006). |
| Region | Freetown. |
| Comments | Traditional religion. |
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