ISO 639-3 · basbas
Niger–Congo family
Basaa
Basaa is a language of the Basaa branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata counts about 230,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in Cameroon”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bas- Glottocode
basa1284- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 25 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Basaa |
|---|---|
| Also called | Basa (Cameroon), Basaa language |
| All speakers | 230,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Basaa
The branches above Basaa, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Cameroon
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationwesCameroon Pidginunclassified · 2 m3 · Wider CommunicationbumBuluNiger–Congo · 860,0003 · Wider CommunicationfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationewoEwondoNiger–Congo · 578,0003 · Wider Communication