Safaliba

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Safalaba, Safalba, Safali

Safale̱ba

5,000 (2013 UNSD), increasing.

Northern region: Gbenfu, Mandari, Manfuli, and Tanyire villages; Bote, Kalba, and Sawla town areas.

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5 (Developing).

None known. Lexical similarity: 79% with Southern Dagaari [dga].

Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Used as L2 by Kamara [jmr].

Literacy rate in L2: 8% in English [eng] or in Gonja [gjn]. Literature. Texts. Bible portions: 2003–2013.

Latin script [Latn], used since 2003.

Speakers also reported in Vonkoro and Bouna, Côte d’Ivoire. Traditional religion, Muslim.