ISO 639-3 · bscbsc
Niger–Congo family
Bassari
Bassari is a language of the Tenda branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Guinea, Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. Wikidata counts about 33,600 speakers.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bsc- Glottocode
bass1258- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 17 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bassari |
|---|---|
| Also called | Oniyan, Bassari language, Bassari-Tanda |
| All speakers | 33,600 |
| 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 levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Bassari
The branches above Bassari, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Guinea
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalnqoN'KoNiger–Congo · 27 m9 · Second language onlyfucPulaarNiger–Congo · 4.5 m5 · DevelopingmyqManinkaNiger–Congo · 3.3 msusSusuNiger–Congo · 2.4 m4 · EducationalmnkMandinkaNiger–Congo · 1.4 m5 · DevelopingsnkSoninkeNiger–Congo · 1.1 m5 · DevelopingldmLandomaNiger–Congo · 15,0006a · VigorousmanMandingNiger–CongokpeKpelleNiger–Congo