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	Bassa
		BASSA - Spoken by 347,600 in Liberia, 5,000 in Sierra Leone, 353,000 in all countries.
		Grand Bassa, Rivercess, and Montserrado counties, central Liberia.
		Different from Bassa of Nigeria or Bassa (Basaa) of Cameroon.
	www.flw.com /languages/bassa.htm (45 words)

	Cassim Mohammed Bassa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bassa was also involved in mainstream education and was grantee of the Orient Primary and Secondary Schools and the Anjuman Islam Primary School.
		Bassa attended three international assemblies as South African delegate: the World Council for the Welfare of the Blind in New Delhi, 1969, and in Sao Paulo in 1974, and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness in Oxford, 1978.
		Bassa received several awards for his services: the J.N. Reddy Community Award in 1975; a citation from the Durban City Council in 1977; and the R.W. Bowen Medal with citation from the South African Council for the Blind in 1979.
	www.sahistory.org.za /pages/people/bassa-cm.htm (832 words)

	Boxing Coverage updated 24/7 at MaxBoxing.com
		Bassa was a well-rounded boxer, able to move nimbly from side to side and pelt his opponents with well-placed and swift combinations.
		Bassa dove inside to land a flurry of punches – and a head butt or two – while McAuley speared the champion's face with jabs and cranked hard hooks to the head and body.
		Bassa jumped in with a hook to the face that propelled McAuley back a step and all of a sudden the challenger appeared winded, drawing a deep breath while his body sagged during a clinch.
	www.maxboxing.com /Groves/Groves062606.asp (3790 words)

	Bassa alphabet
		The origins of the Bassa alphabet are obscure.
		In the 1900s, a Bassa by the name of Dr Flo Darvin Lewis discovered that former slaves of Bassa origin living in Brazil and the West Indies were still using the Bassa alphabet.
		Today the Bassa Vah Association promotes the use of the Bassa alphabet.
	www.omniglot.com /writing/bassa.htm (194 words)

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		That was the cause of the migration of the Ethiopian Bassa to the Grain Pepper Coast.
		Bassa tradition holds that one who is ignorant is likened to a half human being, or to a drone, known in Bassa as Doeh Vun Mley, which does not make any honey but only a low, monotonous humming or buzzing noise all day long around the bee hive.
		The depth of the wisdom in proverbs is indicated in one of the ancient proverbs of the Bassa.
	www.afriprov.org /ebooks/bassaintro.htm (12855 words)

	International Rivers Network: Mphanda Nkuwa (Mepanda Nkuwa)
		Cahora Bassa’s eight sluice gates are located significantly lower on the dam wall than Kariba’s, and are below the average operating water level of the reservoir.
		Incorporating planned flood releases into the operation of Cahora Bassa Dam needs to be evaluated in light of a complex economic picture muddied by past debts and the effects of the long civil war.
		Because the Cahora Bassa debt is just one of the many burdens on Mozambique’s post–war economy, the government is pressed to generate maximum power output to eliminate the dam debt as quickly as possible.
	www.irn.org /programs/mphanda/index.php?id=990201cahorabassa.html (2638 words)

	UNIBOA - Home Page
		Grand Bassa County is expected to play host to Rivercess in the opening match of the competition.
		In her brief remarks to the audience, the Superintendent eloquently gave a brief state of progress been made in the county and a call to UNIBOA to be a participant in the reconstruction of the county.
		The Role of the Bassas in reshaping Liberia
	www.uniboa.org (3415 words)

	Bassa language
		Bassa is a tonal language belonging to the linguistic family.
		The three groups include the Mabahn (principally spoken in Margibi County), the Gi Gban or Gibi (spoken throughout most of Grand Bassa County and Bong County) and the Nebue Kli (spoken in Rivercess County).
		Varnie N'jola Karmo and the "Bassa Vah Association" for the table of the "Vah" script which was adapted by permission.
	www.uniboa.org /bassalanguage.html (206 words)

	Bassa Community Pay “Thank You” Visit to Governor Adamu
		The Bassa who congregated from the various states of location were led by their 1st Class traditional ruler from Kogi, Mr.
		The visit was necessitated by the landmark achievements of Governor Adamu in resettling the Bassa after the ethnic clashes of 1996 to 1997 which saw to the wholesome uprooting of the Bassa from their ancestral homes by the Egburra ethnic militia.
		In the Bassa delegation that visited Government House were Member of House of Representative, Isaac Jimba, political office holders from across the Bassa race, party leaders, chiefs, women leaders and elders.
	www.nasarawastate.org /news1/10527110518.htm (437 words)

	Boxing: RSR Looks Back at Flyweight Champ, Fidel "Pescador" Bassa
		Bassa came unscathed with the 15 round draw, but to be quite candidly saying, seeing that he thought he was going to lose the decision by the worrisome look he had on his face; was more than words, or any coyness to scurrying away could ever say.
		Bassa would now tuck his elbows in a little and attack almost exclusively to the body, lowering his head slanting it to the side with chin down to land onto Gudino's tight arms, throwing occasional left hooks, but the in fighting was at a torrid pace.
		Julio had withstood bombs Bassa was landing, and had a solid defense; until a left uppercut from the outside caught Gudino coming in that seemed like it staggered him toward the end of the round, with Gudino hammering a straight hard right at the bell.
	ringsidereport.com /Smith4202005.htm (2785 words)

	bassa
		The Bassa, one of the largest Kru-speaking peoples in the central coastal region and adjacent hinterland of Liberia, have been strongly influenced by the Mende-speaking neighbors, especially the Dan and Kpelle.
		Bassa artistic tradition has been also influenced by their north-eastern neighbors, the Dan, who live on the Côte d’Ivoire.
		Bassa carvers are famed for their gela masks worn during the no men's society ceremonies when the wearer of the mask moves with feminine and elegant grace.
	www.zyama.com /bassa/pics..htm (234 words)

	DISPLACED BASSA PEOPLE RETURN HOME
		The Bassa who have been living in exile as a result of the ethnic clashes that engulfed the Local Government between 1997 and 1998, were coming home as a result of a truce brokered by the Nasarawa State Government.
		He therefore advised the Bassa and Egburra communities to bury the hatchet and learn to live in peace for the development of the Area.
		He said the gathering was specifically called to savour the fruits of the tree of peace, which has enabled the Bassa community to return to their homeland.
	www.nasarawastate.org /bassa.htm (495 words)

	Articles_en
		The technical procedure used by Carme Bassa in the elaboration of her art is the traditional encaustics (beeswax mixed with resin and pigments).
		Carme Bassa moves in and beyond the soil of her origins, unveiling shapes and textures is a subliminal reflection of her native geography in her use of austere Catalan forms and colors.
		There is a voluptuous aesthetic of pigments and materials in her encaustic paintings on canvas, the overlay paint is mixed with marble powder and the build up of resin, beeswax and paraffin create a depth of surface.
	www.bassa.com /Articles_en.htm (669 words)

	ABOUT BASSA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Bassa territory lies directly in the middle of Liberia.
		Their economy is based on rice which they cultivate around small villages which have a population of around two hundred.
		Bassa artistic tradition has been influenced by their northeastern neighbors, the Dan, who reside in the Ivory Coast.
	www.ethnix.com /AlphaSearch/BASSA.html (48 words)

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