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 A B Ɓ C D Ɗ E Ë F G H I J K L M N Ñ Ŋ O P R S Ŝ T U W Y Ƴ a b ɓ c d ɗ e ë f g h i j k l m n ñ ŋ o p r s ŝ t u w y ƴ
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) A B Ɓ C D Ɗ Ǝ E Ɛ F G Gw H Hw I J Ɉ K Kw L M N Nb Nd Ng Ngw Nj Ɲ Ŋ Ŋw O Ɔ P R S Ʃ T U V W Y Ƴ a b ɓ c d ɗ ǝ e ɛ f g gw h hw i j ɉ k kw l m n nb nd ng ngw nj ɲ ŋ ŋw o ɔ p r s ʃ t u v w y ƴ
References
External links Decree No. 2005-987 of 21 October 2005 relating to the spelling and the separation of words in Oniyan via the website of the Senegalese Journal officiel