Malba Birifor
Malba Birifor is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso.
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Northern Birifor or Malba Birifor is a Gur language of the Niger–Congo family. It is spoken by a few hundred thousand people, mainly in the southwest of Burkina Faso, particularly in the provinces of Bougouriba, Ioba, Noumbiel and Poni and in eastern Ivory Coast.
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Words in Malba Birifor
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nirE* | |
| name | yuor* | |
| eye | nimir* | |
| ear | tor* | |
| nose | 5uora* | |
| tooth | 5im* | |
| tongue | dElimbir* | |
| hand | nu* | |
| blood | ji* | |
| bone | kor* | |
| skin | gan* | |
| knee | dun* | |
| breast | bir* | |
| liver | sab* | |
| water | kuo* | |
| fire | vu* | |
| sun | motou* | |
| star | Nmarbir* | |
| stone | kubir* | |
| mountain | tau* | |
| tree | tiE* | |
| leaf | var* | |
| night | tisou* | |
| dog | ba* | |
| fish | jimE* | |
| louse | Cibir* | |
| one | buyen* | |
| two | yi* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | fun* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Central DagaareAtlantic-Congo56% alike
- Wali (Ghana)Atlantic-Congo56% alike
- Southern BiriforAtlantic-Congo52% alike
- MampruliAtlantic-Congo43% alike
- SafalibaAtlantic-Congo40% alike
- HangaAtlantic-Congo40% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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