Bassa language
| Bassa | |
|---|---|
| 𖫔𖫧𖫳𖫒𖫨𖫰𖫨𖫱 (Ɓǎsɔ́ɔ̀) | |
| Native to | Liberia, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone |
Native speakers | 410,000 (2006) |
| Bassa Vah alphabet (Vah) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bsq |
| Glottolog | nucl1418 |
The Bassa language, Bassa-Kor, Bassa and Kor, or Ɓǎsɔ́ɔ̀ is a Kru language dialect continuum spoken by about 783,000–865,000 Bassa people in Liberia, 2,000–14,000 in Ivory Coast, and 7,300–11,000 in Sierra Leone. It is also the biggest Liberian language in the United States (when excluding Mandinka) with an at-home speaking population of 3,689–12,516 and a total fluent speaker population of 22,000–56,000 respectively, which encompasses all those who understand the language but do not use it. Its American-Speaker population is followed by Southern Kisi at 1,746–5,310 at home speakers and 11,000–25,000, Dan(Gio) at 1,633–5,193 at-home speakers and 10,800–23,000 total fluent speakers, and Western Krahn at 1,506–4,699 at-home speakers and 10,000–23,000 speakers in the United States.