Birifor, Malba

BFO

developing

Alternate Names: Birifo, Malba-Birifor, Northern Birifor

Dialects: Birifor, Wile.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
North
Gur
Central
Northern
Oti-Volta
Western
Northwest
Dagaari-Birifor
Birifor

Demographics: 108,000 in Burkina Faso (1993). Many monolinguals.

Language Use: All ages. Also use French [fra], Jula [dyu], Lobi [lob], Mòoré [mos].

Language Development: NT: 1994.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Burkina Faso

Other Comments: Dagaari ,, Wali ,, and Birifor , of Ghana are separate languages. Traditional religion, Christian (Protestant).