Bassari, Basari, or Oniyan (Onian, Onëyan, Ayan, Biyan, Wo) is a Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea spoken by the Bassari people.

Writing system

This is the writing system of Senegal:

Bassari alphabet
ABƁCDƊEËFGHIJKLMNÑŊOPRSŜTUWYƳ
abɓcdɗeëfghijklmnñŋoprsŝtuwyƴ
  • 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:

Bassari alphabet (Guinea)
ABƁCDƊƎEƐFGGwHHwIJɈKKwLMNNbNdNgNgwNjƝŊŊwOƆPRSƩTUVWYƳ
abɓcdɗǝeɛfggwhhwijɉkkwlmnnbndngngwnjɲŋŋwoɔprsʃtuvwyƴ

External links

  • 5 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine via the website of the Senegalese Journal officiel (in French)