Birifor, Malba

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A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3
bfo
Alternate Names
Birafour, Birifo, Birifor, Malba, Malba-Birifor, Ngmalba, Nmalba, Northern Birifor
Autonym
Bɩrfʋɔr
User Population

108,000 in Burkina Faso (1993). Many monolinguals.

Location

Sud-Ouest region: Bougouriba, Ioba, Noumbie and Poni provinces; west of Black Volta river.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western, Northwest, Dagaari-Birifor, Birifor
Dialects

Wile, Birifor.

Language Use

Used by all. Also use French [fra]. Also use Jula [dyu]. Also use Lobi [lob]. Also use Mòoré [mos].

Language Development

NT: 1994.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Birifor, Malba
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Dagaari [dgd], Wali [wlx], and Birifor [biv] of Ghana are separate languages. Traditional religion, Christian.