Basari, or Oniyan (Onian, Onëyan, Ayan, Biyan, Wo), is a
Senegambian language of
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
and
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
spoken by the
Bassari people
The Bassari are people who live in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. The total population is between 10,000 and 30,000. Most of the Bassari are concentrated on either side of the Senegal-Guinea border southwest of Kedougou, Kédougou Regi ...
.
Writing system
This is the writing system of Senegal:
* ĥ, ŵ, ŷ, or h̃, w̃, ỹ are the consonants h, w, y nasalised.
* When vowels e and o are open, they have the acute accent: é, ó.
This is the writing system of Guinea, which uses the
Guinean languages alphabet:
References
External links
Decree No. 2005-987 of 21 October 2005 relating to the spelling and the separation of words in Oniyanvia the website of the Senegalese ''Journal officiel''
Fula–Tenda languages
Languages of Guinea
Languages of Senegal
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