Basaa | |
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Mbene | |
ɓasaá | |
Native to | Cameroon |
Region | Centre and Littoral Provinces |
Native speakers
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300,000 (2005 SIL) |
Niger–Congo
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 |
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ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | basa1284 |
A.43a |
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Basaa (also spelled Bassa, Basa, Bissa), or Mbene, is a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon by the Basaa people. It is spoken by about 300,000 people in Centre and Littoral regions.
Maho (2009) lists North and South Kogo as dialects.
Basaa contrasts four tones: high, low, high-to-low (falling) and low-to-high (rising).