Basa, disambiguated as Basa-Benue, and also called ''Abacha, Abatsa, Bassa-Komo, Bassa-Kwomu, Rubasa, Rubassa'', is a
Kainji language spoken in central
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
, 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 (of Gurara), and Basa-Kwali are separate varieties from Bassa of Bassa LGA and other bassa speakers are Bassa Nge.
Basa speakers also often speak ]Igala
The International Gender and Language Association (IGALA), is an international interdisciplinary academic organization that promotes research on language, gender, and sexuality. Claire Maree is its current president.
History
The association was ...
or Nupe.[
]
References
Basa languages
Languages of Nigeria
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