Berba language
Gur language spoken in Benin
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Berba, also known as Biali, Bieri, Bjeri, Bjerbe or Bialaba, is a Gur language of Benin. There are also a thousand or so speakers in the Kompienga Province of Burkina Faso, where they are believed to have originated in the Savanes Region of Togo.
NativetoBenin, Burkina Faso, Togo[1]
Native speakers
(180,000 cited 1991–2021)[1]Dialects
- Dassari
- Gouande
- Materi
- Pingou
- Porga
- Tangeta
- Tihoun
| Berba | |
|---|---|
| Bieri | |
| Biali | |
| Native to | Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo[1] |
Native speakers | (180,000 cited 1991–2021)[1] |
| Dialects |
|
| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | beh |
| Glottolog | bial1238 |
Writing system
| uppercase | A | B | C | D | E | Ə | F | G | H | I | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | W | Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lowercase | a | b | c | d | e | ə | f | g | h | i | k | l | m | n | o | p | r | s | t | u | w | y |
The acute accent on the vowel ⟨á é ə́ í ó ú⟩ is used to indicate high tone when there is ambiguity.
