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Bassa

Bassa

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A West African people and their language mainly found in Liberia
  • proper noun
translation icon : bassa
  • Many members of the Bassa ethnic group primarily speak the Bassa language in their daily lives.

Examples

  • The Bassa people have a rich cultural heritage that includes traditional music and dance.

  • The festival celebrated by the Bassa showcases their unique customs and delicious cuisine.

  • The construction of the Cahora Bassa Dam in the early 1970s attracted a great deal of international attention.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Official discourse on the potential of Cahora Bassa does violence to the lived experiences of the local communities and the stories they tell.

    Academic text (2005)

  • One of the incentives that the state held out to the populace was the promise of Cahora Bassa electricity.

    Academic text (2005)

  • A markedly different story about Cahora Bassa has been silenced for too long.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Within three years, all the pylons were repaired, and Cahora Bassa's five large generators were again producing energy.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Peasants whose lands were inundated by the man-made reservoir were not the only victims of Cahora Bassa.

    Academic text (2005)

Surface Forms

Bassa main

Etymology

Bassa is the name the people in parts of West Africa use for themselves, and it also names the language they speak. So when you hear Bassa for a person or a language, it points to that community and their speech.