Berba language explained

Berba language should not be confused with Bariba language.

Berba
Also Known As:Bieri
Nativename:Biali
States:Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo
Date:1991–2021
Ref:e26
Dia1:Dassari
Dia2:Gouande
Dia3:Materi
Dia4:Pingou
Dia5:Porga
Dia6:Tangeta
Dia7:Tihoun
Script:Latin
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Gur
Fam4:Northern
Fam5:Oti–Volta
Fam6:Eastern (Somba)
Minority: Benin
Iso3:beh
Glotto:bial1238
Glottorefname:Biali

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[1]
uppercaseA B C D EƏ F G H IK L M N OP R S T UW Y
lowercasea b c d eə f g h ik l m n op r s t uw y

The acute accent on the vowel is used to indicate high tone when there is ambiguity.

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