Birifor language
E917991
The Birifor language is a Gur language spoken primarily by the Birifor people in parts of Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Côte d’Ivoire.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur language
ⓘ
Niger–Congo language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Birifo
ⓘ
Birikɔrɛ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | Gur branch of Niger–Congo ⓘ |
| country |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Birifor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Northern Birifor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Birifor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
regional language in parts of Burkina Faso
ⓘ
regional language in parts of Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ regional language in parts of Ghana ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code |
biv
ⓘ
biv (Southern Birifor) ⓘ biv (macro language classification varies by source) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Gur languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| macroArea | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Birifor people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghana ⓘ |
| subfamily | Northern Gur languages ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday communication among Birifor people ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
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