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ISO 639-3: bas

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

Other known names and dialect names: Bakem, Basaa, Bassa, Basso, Bibeng, Bicek, Bikyek, Bisaa, Bon, Diboum, Log, Mbang, Mbele, Mee, Mpo, Mvele, Ndokama, Ndokbele, Ndokpenda, Northern Mbene, Nyamtam, Tupen

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINEInteractions en basaa. Bassong, Paul Roger (speaker); Bandjougou, Magassa (data_inputter); El Ayari, Sarra (depositor); Zribi-Hertz, Anne (researcher); Soare, Elena (researcher). 2025. Structures formelles du langage. oai:crdo.vjf.cnrs.fr:cocoon-1256aa63-7224-4a7b-96aa-6372240a7b2f
  2. ONLINELexique en basaa. Bassong, Paul Roger (speaker); Bandjougou, Magassa (data_inputter); El Ayari, Sarra (depositor); Zribi-Hertz, Anne (researcher); Soare, Elena (researcher). 2025. Structures formelles du langage. oai:crdo.vjf.cnrs.fr:cocoon-a9b6ba25-301e-47ae-b6ba-25301e57aea8
  3. ONLINEHistoire de l'âne en basaa. Bassong, Paul Roger (speaker); Bandjougou, Magassa (data_inputter); El Ayari, Sarra (depositor); Zribi-Hertz, Anne (researcher); Soare, Elena (researcher). 2025. Structures formelles du langage. oai:crdo.vjf.cnrs.fr:cocoon-d0fad25b-5f22-4c5e-bad2-5b5f223c5e5e
  4. ONLINEKaat nyambe: malômbla ma kwañ ni malômbla ma yondo. Imrie, Mary E.; Imrie, Jean M. 2006. Alliance Biblique du Cameroun. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_bas_gen-1
  5. ONLINEBàsàa - oral spontané. Makasso, Emmanuel. 2008. Speech and Language Data Repository (SLDR/ORTOLANG). oai:sldr.org:sldr000737

Lexical resources

  1. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Basaa. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:bas
  2. Dictionnaire basaá-français. Lemb, Pierre. 1973. Douala : Collège Libermann. oai:gial.edu:24496
  3. ONLINEDictionnaire ɓàsàa-français-anglais-allemand. Njock, Pierre Emmanuel (compiler). 2019. SIL International. oai:sil.org:84434
  4. ONLINEDictionnaire ɓàsàa-français-anglais-allemand. n.a. 2019-06-03. SIL Global. oai:webonary.org:33

Language descriptions

  1. La description phonologique du Basa (Mbene). Bôt Ba Njock, Henri Marcel. 1962. Paris : Université de Paris. oai:gial.edu:24479
  2. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for Basa (Cameroon). n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:basa1284
  3. ONLINEPHOIBLE 2.0 phonemic inventories for Basa (Cameroon). n.a. 2019. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. oai:phoible.org:basa1284
  4. ONLINEAlphabets of Africa. Hartell, Rhonda L. 1993. Dakar: UNESCO. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_bas_ortho-1
  5. ONLINEThe phonological systems of the Mbam languages of Cameroon with a focus on vowels and vowel harmony. Boyd, Ginger. 2015. LOT. oai:sil.org:78782
  6. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Basaá. n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:bas

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINEDie Sprache der Basa in Kamerun. Schürle, Georg. 1912. L. Friederichsen. oai:refdb.wals.info:3264
  2. ONLINEBasaa (A43). Hyman, Larry. 2003. The Bantu Languages. oai:refdb.wals.info:4768
  3. Études sur la culture bantu. n.a. 1970. Douala : Collège Libermann. oai:gial.edu:16249
  4. Nexus et nominaux en Basaá. Bôt Ba Njock, Henri Marcel. 1970. Paris : Université de Paris. oai:gial.edu:24480
  5. Mbok koba. n.a. 1960. Documents pour l'etude du Basaa ; 2. oai:gial.edu:24482
  6. Pek bot ba koba. n.a. 1960. Documents pour l'etude du Basaa ; 3. oai:gial.edu:24483
  7. Je parle basaá : manuel d'initiation au basaá. Bôt Ba Njock, Henri Marcel. n.d. Douala : Centre culturel africain, Collège Libermann. oai:gial.edu:24500
  8. Die sprache der Basa in Kamerun : Grammatik und Wörterbuch. Schürle, Georg, d. 1909. 1912. Abhandlungen des Hamburgischen Kolonialinstituts ; Bd. 8. oai:gial.edu:24504
  9. ONLINEBasaa: a language of Cameroon. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:bas
  10. ONLINEStory telling 3. Ngo Ngana (consultant); Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler); Ampena (consultant); Biyegè (consultant). n.d. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0016_463A_A
  11. ONLINEStory telling 5. Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler); Ampena (consultant); Mimbê (consultant); Minlar (consultant); Ngo Ngana (consultant); Mabaga (consultant); Mbiabo (consultant). n.d. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0017_D189_8
  12. ONLINEStory telling 6. Biyegè (consultant); Mbiabo (consultant); Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler); Mba (consultant); Minlar (consultant); Bwedila (consultant). n.d. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0017_D187_4
  13. ONLINEStory telling 7. Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler); Ngo Minsêm (consultant); Mabaga (consultant); Kege (consultant); Ngo Ngana (consultant); Mba (consultant); Minlar (consultant). n.d. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0017_D185_0
  14. ONLINEStory telling 1. Minlar (consultant); Minsêm (consultant); Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler). n.d. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0016_4640_5
  15. ONLINEStory telling 9. Biyegè (consultant); Kege (consultant); Ngo Ngana (consultant); Minlar (consultant); Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler). n.d. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0016_4631_B
  16. ONLINEStory telling 4. Emmanuel (compiler); Mba (consultant); Nadine (compiler). n.d. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0016_4637_9
  17. ONLINEStory telling 2. Mimbê (consultant); Minlar (consultant); Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler). n.d. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0016_463D_7
  18. ONLINEStory telling 8. Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler); Kege (consultant); Minlar (consultant); Ngo Ngana (consultant). n.d. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0016_461C_A
  19. ONLINEStory telling 5. Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler); Ampena (consultant); Mimbê (consultant); Minlar (consultant); Ngo Ngana (consultant); Mabaga (consultant); Mbiabo (consultant). n.d. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0017_D189_8
  20. ONLINEStory telling 4. Emmanuel (compiler); Mba (consultant); Nadine (compiler). 2011-05-06. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0016_4637_9
  21. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Basa. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_bas
  22. ONLINEStory telling 1. Minlar (consultant); Minsêm (consultant); Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler). 2010-05-06. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0016_4640_5
  23. ONLINEStory telling 3. Ngo Ngana (consultant); Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler); Ampena (consultant); Biyegè (consultant). 2011-05-06. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0016_463A_A
  24. ONLINEStory telling 2. Mimbê (consultant); Minlar (consultant); Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler). 2011-05-06. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0016_463D_7
  25. ONLINEStory telling 7. Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler); Ngo Minsêm (consultant); Mabaga (consultant); Kege (consultant); Ngo Ngana (consultant); Mba (consultant); Minlar (consultant). 2011-05-06. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0017_D185_0
  26. ONLINEStory telling 8. Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler); Kege (consultant); Minlar (consultant); Ngo Ngana (consultant). 2011-05-06. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0016_461C_A
  27. ONLINEStory telling 9. Biyegè (consultant); Kege (consultant); Ngo Ngana (consultant); Minlar (consultant); Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler). 2011-05-06. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0016_4631_B
  28. ONLINEStory telling 6. Biyegè (consultant); Mbiabo (consultant); Emmanuel (compiler); Nadine (compiler); Mba (consultant); Minlar (consultant); Bwedila (consultant). 2011-05-06. DoBeS archive : Bakola. oai:www.mpi.nl:tla_1839_00_0000_0000_0017_D187_4
  29. Alphabets of Cameroon – Country Introduction from Alphabets of Africa. Tadadjeu, Maurice. 1993. UNESCO and Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:5177
  30. Ŋ̀aŋ u Kande: kààt ì ǹnigîl. Lingom, David (translator); Libong, Oscar (translator); Njock Njock, Richard Herbert (translator). 2008. COLBA (Comité de langue Ɓàsàa) and SCOBA (Sous-comité de langue Ɓàsàa). oai:sil.org:32974

Other known names and dialect names: Bakem, Basaa, Bassa, Basso, Bibeng, Bicek, Bikyek, Bisaa, Bon, Diboum, Log, Mbang, Mbele, Mee, Mpo, Mvele, Ndokama, Ndokbele, Ndokpenda, Northern Mbene, Nyamtam, Tupen

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