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(Redirected from Biali language) Gur language spoken in Benin Not to be confused with Bariba language. ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Berba
Bieri
Biali
Native toBenin, Burkina Faso, Togo
Native speakers(180,000 cited 1991–2021)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Dialects
  • Dassari
  • Gouande
  • Materi
  • Pingou
  • Porga
  • Tangeta
  • Tihoun
Writing systemLatin
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
 Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3beh
Glottologbial1238

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.

Writing system

Alphabet
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.

References

  1. ^ Berba at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
  2. * "Miyobe written with Latin script: Symbols & Characters". ScriptSource.org.
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