Bassari language

Basari
Oniyan
Native to Guinea, Senegal
Ethnicity Bassari
Native speakers
 33,600 (2014-2015)[1]
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bsc
Glottolog bass1258[2]
Person aliyan
People biliyan
Language oniyan
Country Liyan

Basari, or Oniyan (Onian, Onëyan, Ayan, Biyan, Wo), is a Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea spoken by the Bassari people, who are traditional hunter-gatherers.

Writing system

This is the writing system of Senegal:

Bassari alphabet
ABƁCD ƊEËFG HIJKL MNÑŊO PRSŜT UWYƳ
abɓcd ɗeëfg hijkl mnñŋo prsŝt uwyƴ
  • ĥ, ŵ, ŷ are the consonants h, w, y nasalised.
  • When vowels e and o are open, they have the acute accent: é, ó.

References

  1. ↑ "Oniyan". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  2. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Bassari". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.


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