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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Central African Republic > Birri

Birri

A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639-3bvq

Population  200 (1996). Ethnic population: 5,000 in Central African Republic. Extinct in Sudan (1993).
Region  Southwest corner scattered; formerly in Sudan, Deim Zubeir, Bahr el Ghazal Province.
Alternate names   Biri, Bviri, Viri
Dialects  Mboto, Munga. Only one dialect spoken in Central African Republic.
Classification  Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, West, Bongo-Bagirmi, Sara-Bagirmi
Language use  Also use Zande [zne].
Comments  Different from Viri [bvi].