Birifor, Malba | Ethnologue

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639: bfo
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 Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western, Northwest, Dagaari-Birifor, Birifor
Dialects: Wile, Birifor.
Language Use: Used by all. Also use French [fra]. Also use Jula [dyu]. Also use Lobi [lob]. Also use Mòoré [mos].
Language Development: NT: 1994.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Birifor, Malba
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Dagaari [dgd], Wali [wlx], and Birifor [biv] of Ghana are separate languages. Traditional religion, Christian.

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