Bassa people (Liberia)
The Bassa are a people of Liberia, living in Grand Bassa, Rivercess, Margibi and Montserrado counties, who speak the Bassa language, a Kru language. They number about 350,000 (as of 1991). They have their own writing system, called "Bassa" or "Vah," which was developed around 1900[citation needed]. There are also about 5000 in Sierra Leone. They practice Christianity, as well as indigenous religions.
The Bassa (Dei, Bassa, Kru, Krahn, Grebo), also referred to as the Kwa-Speakers, can trace their historical origins to Egypt. When the Adbassa Empire collapsed in the 6th century, they migrated from Egypt to Bassa-ri, which includes portions of modern-day Senegal, Congo, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, and Cameroon.[1] The Adbassa Empire would last three centuries alongside the Bornu, Hausa, and Yoruba kingdoms.
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All Bassa are of the same people, Nigeria, Cameroun, Liberia, Senegal, Togo etc
- Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version.
- Somah, Syrulwa (2003) Nyanyan Gohn-Manan History, Migration and Government of the Bassa.; Lightning Source Inc
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