Biafada
Biafada is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Guinea-Bissau. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Biafada (ga-njoola) is a Senegambian language of Guinea-Bissau.
Biafada is heavily influenced by Mandinka. Variants on the name include Beafada, Bedfola, Biafar, Bidyola, Dfola, Fada.
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Words in Biafada
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 5a* | |
| name | s3tt3* | |
| eye | g3ra* | |
| ear | n3fa* | |
| nose | sin* | |
| tooth | Tede* | |
| tongue | dema* | |
| hand | b3da* | |
| blood | ganna* | |
| bone | jeda* | |
| skin | nr3mba* | |
| knee | gum* | |
| breast | b3l* | |
| water | mbiya* | |
| fire | uru* | |
| sun | nag3* | |
| star | wwela* | |
| stone | yyaNga* | |
| mountain | koNko* | |
| tree | bu* | |
| leaf | n5ar* | |
| night | jana* | |
| dog | sad3* | |
| fish | yesa* | |
| louse | NgaraNga* | |
| one | nn3mma* | |
| two | ke* | |
| I | mma* | |
| you | yi* | |
| we | bon* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Jaad-BadyaraAtlantic-Congo24% alike
- BedikAtlantic-Congo12% alike
- KobianaAtlantic-Congo12% alike
- KasangaAtlantic-Congo11% alike
- Bainounk-GujaherAtlantic-Congo11% alike
- Tebul Ure DogonDogon10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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