MFQ ISO 639-3
Moba
Muaba Autonym
A language of Togo
- ISO 639
- mfq
- Alternate Names
- Jifelm, Moa, Moab, Moare
- Autonym
- Muaba
- Population
- 319,000 in Togo (Gblem-Poidi and Kantchoa 2012). Total users in all countries: 320,800.
- Location:
- Savanes region: Tandjoaré prefecture, into Oti and Tône prefectures, mainly Bombouaka and Dapaong towns.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Gurma, Moba
- Dialects
- Natchaba, Ben, Lok, Yanbann. Limited intelligibility of Bimoba [bim] in Ghana, although related. Diverse dialect situation.
- Language Use
- Vigorous. Home, neighborhood, market, work, church. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Mampruli [maw], Ngangam [gng].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 3%–30%. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2008.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Moba
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Christian.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Centre-Est region: Koulpelogo province, Ouargaye subdistrict.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous) View other languages of Burkina Faso
Language Name
Moba
User Population
1,800 in Burkina Faso (Vanderaa 1991).
Map
Location: Savanes region: Tandjoaré prefecture, into Oti and Tône prefectures, mainly Bombouaka and Dapaong towns.
Size and Vitality
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