Basa-Benue
| Basa | |
|---|---|
| Basa-Benue | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Benue River |
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Native speakers
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(100,000 cited 1973) |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | basa1282 |
Basa, disambiguated as Basa-Benue, and also called Abacha, Abatsa, Bassa-Komo, Bassa-Kwomu, Rubasa, Rubassa, is a Kainji language spoken in central Nigeria, in the vicinity of Bassa, Ankpa, Nasarawa, and Kwali Local Government Areas and of the city of Makurdi. Blench (2008) notes that Basa-Makurdi, Basa-Gurara, and Basa-Kwali are separate varieties from Bassa of Bassa LGA.
Basa speakers also often speak Igala or Nupe.
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