Birifor, Malba

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Birafour, Birifo, Birifor, Malba, Malba-Birifor, Ngmalba, Nmalba, Northern Birifor

Autonym

Bɩrfʋɔr

Population

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

Location

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

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Wile, Birifor.

Language Use

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

Language Development

NT: 1994.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

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