Biafada

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Biafada is a West Atlantic language spoken primarily by the Biafada people of Guinea-Bissau in West Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlantic–Congo language
Niger–Congo language
West Atlantic language
language
belongsToGroup West Atlantic languages NERFINISHED
classificationStatus well-attested
continent Africa
country Guinea-Bissau NERFINISHED
endangeredStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Biafada people NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Beafada NERFINISHED
Bedfola NERFINISHED
Biafada language NERFINISHED
Biafar NERFINISHED
hasCodeStandard ISO 639-3 NERFINISHED
hasDomain everyday communication
hasGlottologCode biaf1241
hasGlottologName Biafada NERFINISHED
hasLinguisticFeature noun class system
tone language
hasLinguisticTypology SVO word order
hasNeighborLanguage Balanta NERFINISHED
Mandinka NERFINISHED
Papel NERFINISHED
hasSpeakerCommunity rural areas of Guinea-Bissau
isDistinctFrom Creole Portuguese of Guinea-Bissau NERFINISHED
Portuguese
ISO639-3 bif
isSpokenNear Balanta-speaking areas
Mandinka-speaking areas
isUsedIn traditional cultural contexts
languageFamily Atlantic–Congo NERFINISHED
Niger–Congo NERFINISHED
locatedIn southern Guinea-Bissau
macroFamily Niger–Congo NERFINISHED
primaryUsage community language
region Guinea-Bissau NERFINISHED
West Africa
spokenBy Biafada people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Guinea-Bissau NERFINISHED
West Africa NERFINISHED
status minority language
subfamily Atlantic language
usedBy Biafada ethnic group NERFINISHED
usedIn oral communication
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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