ISO 639-3 · bsqbsq
Niger–Congo family
Bassa
Bassa is a language of the Kru branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Wikidata counts about 420,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Benue–Congo language of Liberia and Sierra Leone”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bsq- Glottocode
nucl1418- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 15 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
2scripts
3levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bassa |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bassa language |
| All speakers | 420,000 |
| Written in | Bassa Vah, 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 Bassa
The branches above Bassa, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Liberia
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