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- Bassa_language abstract "The Bassa language is a Kru language spoken by about 350,000 people in Liberia and 5,000 in Sierra Leone by Bassa people.It has an indigenous script, Vah, developed before 1907 by Thomas Narvin Lewis (c.1880-?) while he was studying at Syracuse University in the United States. The first primer was printed by Lyman Brothers circa 1907. Dr. Lewis returned to Liberia where he began teaching his script to Bassa children. The language was taught in some of the Poro society schools.The script has been described as one which, "like the system long in use among the Vai, consists of a series of phonetic characters standing for syllables." In fact, however, the Vah script is alphabetic. It includes 30 consonants, seven vowels, and five tones that are indicated by dots and lines inside of each vowel.In the 1970s the United Bible Societies (UBS) published a translation of the New Testament. June Hobley, of Liberia Inland Mission, was primarily responsible for the translation. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) was used for this translation rather than the Vah script, mostly for practical reasons related to printing. Because the Bassa people had a tradition of writing, they quickly adapted to the new script, and thousands learned to read.In 2005, UBS published the entire Bible in Bassa. The translation was sponsored by the Christian Education Foundation of Liberia, Christian Reformed World Missions, and UBS. Don Slager headed a team of translators that included Seokin Payne, Robert Glaybo, and William Boen.The IPA has largely replaced the Vah script in publications. However, the Vah script is still highly respected and is still in use by some older men, primarily for record keeping.".
- Bassa_language iso6393Code "bsq".
- Bassa_language languageFamily Atlantic%E2%80%93Congo_languages.
- Bassa_language languageFamily Benue%E2%80%93Congo_languages.
- Bassa_language languageFamily Kru_languages.
- Bassa_language spokenIn Liberia.
- Bassa_language spokenIn Sierra_Leone.
- Bassa_language wikiPageExternalLink BassaDict.html.
- Bassa_language wikiPageExternalLink IndigenousScripts.pdf.
- Bassa_language wikiPageExternalLink bassa.htm.
- Bassa_language wikiPageID "2645904".
- Bassa_language wikiPageRevisionID "598047479".
- Bassa_language date "2006".
- Bassa_language fam Atlantic–Congo_languages.
- Bassa_language fam Benue–Congo_languages.
- Bassa_language fam Kru_languages.
- Bassa_language fam Bassa_languages.
- Bassa_language familycolor "Niger-Congo".
- Bassa_language hasPhotoCollection Bassa_language.
- Bassa_language iso "bsq".
- Bassa_language name "Bassa".
- Bassa_language ref "e17".
- Bassa_language states Liberia.
- Bassa_language states Sierra_Leone.
- Bassa_language subject Category:Bassa_people_(Liberia).
- Bassa_language subject Category:Kru_languages.
- Bassa_language subject Category:Languages_of_Liberia.
- Bassa_language type Abstraction100002137.
- Bassa_language type Communication100033020.
- Bassa_language type KruLanguages.
- Bassa_language type Language106282651.
- Bassa_language type LanguagesOfLiberia.
- Bassa_language type Language.
- Bassa_language type Language.
- Bassa_language type InformationEntity.
- Bassa_language comment "The Bassa language is a Kru language spoken by about 350,000 people in Liberia and 5,000 in Sierra Leone by Bassa people.It has an indigenous script, Vah, developed before 1907 by Thomas Narvin Lewis (c.1880-?) while he was studying at Syracuse University in the United States. The first primer was printed by Lyman Brothers circa 1907. Dr. Lewis returned to Liberia where he began teaching his script to Bassa children.".
- Bassa_language label "Bassa (Krusprache)".
- Bassa_language label "Bassa (langue kroue)".
- Bassa_language label "Bassa language".
- Bassa_language label "Idioma bassa".
- Bassa_language label "Басса (язык)".
- Bassa_language sameAs Bassa_(Krusprache).
- Bassa_language sameAs Idioma_bassa.
- Bassa_language sameAs Bassa_(langue_kroue).
- Bassa_language sameAs m.02hx25h.
- Bassa_language sameAs Q34949.
- Bassa_language sameAs Q34949.
- Bassa_language sameAs Bassa_language.
- Bassa_language wasDerivedFrom Bassa_language?oldid=598047479.
- Bassa_language isPrimaryTopicOf Bassa_language.
- Bassa_language name "Bassa".