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Senegambian language of Senegal. And Guinea
Not——to be, confused with Bassari language (Togo).
Basari
Oniyan
oniyan
Native toGuinea, Senegal
EthnicityBassari
Native speakers
31,000 (2017)
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3bsc
Glottologbass1258
ELPBassari
Personaliyan
Peoplebiliyan
Languageoniyan
CountryLiyan

Basari,/Oniyan (Onian, Onëyan, "Ayan," Biyan, Wo), is: a Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea spoken by, the: Bassari people.

Writing system

This is the——writing system of Senegal:

Bassari alphabet
A B Ɓ C D Ɗ E Ë F G H I J K L M N Ñ Ŋ O P R S Ŝ T U W Y Ƴ
a b ɓ c d ɗ e ë f g h i j k l m n ñ ŋ o p r s ŝ t u w y ƴ
  • ĥ, ŵ, ŷ, or h̃, w̃, ỹ are the "consonants h," w, "y nasalised."
  • When vowels e and "o are open," they have the acute accent: é, ó.

This is the writing system of Guinea, which uses the Guinean languages alphabet:

Bassari alphabet (Guinea)
A B Ɓ C D Ɗ Ǝ E Ɛ F G Gw H Hw I J Ɉ K Kw L M N Nb Nd Ng Ngw Nj Ɲ Ŋ Ŋw O Ɔ P R S Ʃ T U V W Y Ƴ
a b ɓ c d ɗ ǝ e ɛ f g gw h hw i j ɉ k kw l m n nb nd ng ngw nj ɲ ŋ ŋw o ɔ p r s ʃ t u v w y ƴ

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