PBP ISO 639-3
Badyara
A language of Guinea
- ISO 639
- pbp
- Alternate Names
- Badara, Badian, Badjara, Badyaranke, Bigola, Gola, Pajade, Pajadinka
- Population
- 12,400 in Guinea (2017 census). Total users in all countries: 20,510.
- Location:
- Boké region: Koundara prefecture.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Eastern Senegal-Guinea, Tenda
- Dialects
- None known. Lexical similarity: 52% with Biafada [bif], the most similar language.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Badyara
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Maintain cultural autonomy. Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Gabu region: northeast corner.
- Language Status
- 8a (Moribund)
- Other Comments
- Muslim. View other languages of Guinea-Bissau
Language Name
Badyara
User Population
5,570 in Guinea-Bissau (2018).
- Location
- Kolda region: 1 village west of Koulountou river; Tambacounda region: east of the river.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Muslim. View other languages of Senegal
Language Name
Badyara
User Population
2,540 in Senegal (2017).
Map
Location: Boké region: Koundara prefecture.
Size and Vitality
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