Basa is a

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scattered across

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. They are spoken in distinct communities from

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in the northwest to

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in the south-centre. This means that the Basa may be the next most widespread people in Nigeria after the

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. Distant groups are not aware of each other, and those near their apparent homeland near the Kambari (Basa-Kontagora and Basa-Gumna) have lost their language.

Languages

There are eight Basa languages:

References

Kainji languages Languages of Nigeria {{Kainji-lang-stub