Basila language
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Basila language
| Basila | |
|---|---|
| Anii | |
| Spoken in | Benin and Togo |
| Native speakers | 40,000 (1992) |
| Language family |
Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | blo |
The Anii or Basila language (also Baseca, Ouinji-Ouinji ~ Winji-Winji) is spoken mostly, as the name suggests, in and around the town of Bassila in the Republic of Benin and across the border in Togo. It is classified in the geographical group of Ghana–Togo (Central Togo) Mountain languages within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family, which differ considerably from the languages which surround them.
Some languages of the Central-Togo group, such as Kebu and Likpe have systems of noun classes, contrasting with the reduced or absent systems of surrounding languages, but it is not clear if this is true of Basila.
References
- Bernd Heine, Die Verbreitung und Gliederung der Togorestsprachen. Berlin, Dietrich Reimer, 1968.
- M.E.Kropp Dakubu, editor, The Languages of Ghana, Kegan Paul International, 1988.
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