Safaliba | Ethnologue

A language of Ghana

ISO 639: saf
Alternate Names: Safalaba, Safalba, Safali
Autonym: Safale̱ba
Population: 5,000 (2013 UNSD), increasing.
Location:: Northern region: Gbenfu, Mandari, Manfuli, and Tanyire villages; Bote, Kalba, and Sawla town areas.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western, Northwest
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 79% with Southern Dagaari [dga].
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Used as L2 by Kamara [jmr].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 8% in English [eng] or in Gonja [gjn]. Literature. Texts. Bible portions: 2003–2013.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Safaliba
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used since 2003.
Other Comments: Speakers also reported in Vonkoro and Bouna, Côte d’Ivoire. Traditional religion, Muslim.

Location: Northern region: Gbenfu, Mandari, Manfuli, and Tanyire villages; Bote, Kalba, and Sawla town areas.