Birifor language

Birifor
Native to	Burkina Faso, Ghana
Ethnicity	Birifor
Native speakers	240,000 (1993–2003)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Gur Northern Oti–Volta Moré–Dagbani Moré Dagaare–Birifor Birifor
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `bfo` – Malba Birifor (Burkina) `biv` – Southern Birifor (Ghana)
Glottolog	`biri1257`^[2]

Birifor is a pair of Gur languages of Burkina Faso (Northern Birifor) and Ghana (Southern Birifor). There are a few thousand speakers of both varieties, which are not mutually intelligible, in Ivory Coast.

References

↑ Malba Birifor (Burkina) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Southern Birifor (Ghana) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Birifor". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Languages of Burkina Faso

Official language

French

Regional languages

Indigenous
languages

Mande	Bissa Bobo Dyula Kpee Marka Samo

Gur	Birifor Bomu Buamu Bwa Cerma Cwi Bwamu Dagaare Gourmanché Gurunsi Kasena Láá Láá Bwamu Puguli

Senufo	Karaboro Nanerigé Sucite Syer-Tenyer

Wara–Natyoro	Natioro Paleni Samwe

Other	Fula Hausa Humburi Senni Siamou Tamasheq Western Plains Dogon

Languages of Ghana

Official language

English

Creole languages

Ghanaian Pidgin English

Government-sponsored

Indigenous languages

Gur	Birifor Buli Chakali Chala Deg Delo Frafra Hanga Kabye Kamara Kantosi Konkomba Konni Kusasi Mamprusi Moba Mossi Nabit Notre Ntcham Nuni Paasaal Safaliba Sisaala Talni Tamprusi Tem Vagla Wali Winye Yobe

Kwa	Adele Ahanta Anii Animere Anyin Avatime Bowili Chakosi Cherepon Chumburung Efutu Gua Jwira-Pepesa Kebu Kposo Krache Larteh Lelemi Likpe Logba Mpra Nkami Nkonya Nyangbo-Tafi Santrokofi Sehwi Siwu

Mande	Bambara Ligbi Tonjon

Others	Gbe Hausa Mpur Nafaanra Yoruba

Sign languages

Gur languages

Oti–Volta

Eastern	Biali Mbelime Tammari Waama

Western	Birifor Dagaare Dagbani Frafra Hanga Kamara Kantosi Kusaal Mampruli Mossi Nabit Nootre Safaliba Talni Wali

Gurma	Gourmanchéma Konkomba Miyobe Moba Nateni Ngangam Ntcham

Other	Buli Konni Nawdm Yom

Bwa

Grũsi

Eastern	Bago-Kusuntu Chala Delo Kabiyé Lama Lukpa Tem

Northern	Kalamsé Kasem Lyélé Nuni Pana

Western	Chakali Deg Paasaal Phuie Sisaala Tampulma Vagla Winyé

Waja–Kam

Leko–Nimbari

Leko	Chamba Leko Kolbila Nyong Wom

Duru	Dii Dowayo Dugun Duupa Koma Longto Peere Sewe Vere

Mumuye–Yendang	Bali Kpasam Kugama Kumba Mumuye Pangseng Rang Teme Waka Yendang Yotti

Other	Nimbari

Others

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