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Bassari

Bassari noun: an matrilineal ethnic group who live primarily in Senegal, with some diaspora into Gambia, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau.

Noun

Bassari pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An matrilineal ethnic group who live primarily in Senegal, with some diaspora into Gambia, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau.

Proper noun

Bassari

  1. A Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea, spoken by the Bassari people.

Questions about Bassari

What does Bassari mean?
Bassari means an matrilineal ethnic group who live primarily in Senegal, with some diaspora into Gambia, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau.
What part of speech is Bassari?
Bassari can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Bassari in the dictionary

  1. Bassalian
  2. bassanelli
  3. bassanello
  4. bassanite
  5. Bassano
  6. Bassari
  7. bassarisk
  8. bassarisks
  9. bassas
  10. Bassatne
  11. Bassatnes

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