Bassari language

Not to be confused with Bassari language (Togo).

Basari
Oniyan
Native to	Guinea, Senegal
Ethnicity	Bassari
Native speakers	(23,000 cited 1991–2006)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Atlantic Senegambian Tenda Basari–Bedik Basari
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`bsc`
Glottolog	`bass1258`^[2]

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

References

↑ Basari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Bassari". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Languages of Guinea

Official language	French

National languages	Fula Malinké Susu Kissi Kpelle Toma

Indigenous languages	Badyara Baga Bambara Bassari Dan Dyula Landoma Limba Maninka Mano Pular Sua Wamey Yalunka Zialo

Languages of Guinea-Bissau

Official language	Portuguese

Non-official languages	Badyara Bainouk-Gunyuño Balanta-Kentohe Bassari Bayot Biafada Bijago Fula Creole Jola-Felupe Jola-Fonyi Kasanga Kobiana Mandinka Mandjak Mankanya Mansoanka Nalu Papel Soninke

Languages of Senegal

Official language	French

National languages	Balanta-Ganja Hassaniyya Jola-Fonyi Mandinka Mandjak Mankanya Noon Pulaar Serer Soninke Wolof

Indigenous languages	Bambara Bandial Bapeng Bassari Bayot Bedik Dyula Fula Gusilay Jola-Felupe Karon Kasa Kassonke Kobiana Laalaa Maninka Ndut Palor Safen Wamey Yalunka Zenaga

Jola	Bayot Fonyi Banjaal Gusilay. Ejamat Kasa Kuwaataay Karon Mlomp

Other	Balanta Bayot Bijago Mandjak Mankanya Papel

Fula–Tenda	Basari Bedik Bapeng Biafada Fula Konyagi Lehar Ndut Noon Pajade Palor Safen Serer

Others	Baga Pokur Banyum Kasanga Kobiana Mbulungish Nalu Wolof

Others

Authority control	SUDOC: 032991592

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