Bassa language
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The Bassa language is a Kwa language spoken by approximately 350,000 people in Liberia. It is part of the larger Niger-Congo language family. The Bassa people are a seafaring group primarily residing in Liberia. The language, like others in the Kru branch, may exhibit tonal features that distinguish lexical and grammatical meanings, often with three or four levels of tone.12
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