Ethnologue

Birifor, Malba

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Birifo, Malba-Birifor, Northern Birifor

Population

108,000 (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

All ages. 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.