Bassa people (Liberia)
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Bassa Women 1922
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 544,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Liberia | 518,000 |
 Ivory Coast | 14,000 |
 Sierra Leone | 12,000 |
| Languages | |
| Bassa language, English, Kru Pidgin English, | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Krahn, Kru, Grebo, Jabo | |
Not to be confused with Bassa people (Cameroon).
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 numbered about 350,000 in 1991. They have their own writing system, called Bassa Vah which was developed around 1900. There are also about 5000 in Sierra Leone. They practice Christianity, as well as indigenous religions.
References
Sources
- 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
External links
- For spirits and kings: African art from the Paul and Ruth Tishman collection, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on the Bassa people
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