Basaa

BAS

developing

Alternate Names: Basa, Bassa, Bicek, Bikyek, Bisaa, Mbele, Mee, Mvele, Northern Mbene, Tupen

Dialects: Bakem, Basso, Bibeng, Bon, Diboum, Log, Mbang, Mpo, Ndokama, Ndokbele, Ndokpenda, Nyamtam.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Northwest
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Basaa (A.43)

Demographics: 230,000 (1982 SIL).

Language Use: All ages. Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Bati [btc], Gyele [gyi], Hijuk [hij], Nubaca [baf].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Bible: 1969.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Cameroon