Bassa Vah
OriginLiberia
Earliest1900
TypeAlphabet
About Bassa Vah
An alphabet for the Bassa language of Liberia. Possibly rooted in older Bassa signs revived among diaspora students in the Americas. 30 letters plus tone marks, written left to right. Promoted by revivalists in the early 1900s and printed in mission presses. Still taught in some Liberian communities.
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