Birri

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A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639-3
bvq
Alternate Names
Biri, Bviri, Viri
User Population

200 (1996). Ethnic population: 5,000. No longer spoken in Sudan (1993).

Location

Haut-Mbomou prefecture: scattered.

Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Central Sudanic, West, Bongo-Bagirmi, Sara-Bagirmi
Dialects

Mboto, Munga. Only one dialect spoken in Central African Republic.

Language Use

Shifted to Zande [zne].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Birri
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Different from Viri [bvi].