Biafada
E934533
Biafada is a West Atlantic language spoken primarily by the Biafada people of Guinea-Bissau in West Africa.
Statements (46)
| 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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