Berba language

Berba
Berba
Bieri
Biali
Native to	Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo
Native speakers	(180,000 cited 1991–2021)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur Northern Oti–Volta Eastern (Somba) Berba; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Dassari; Gouande; Materi; Pingou; Porga; Tangeta; Tihoun;
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	beh
Glottolog	bial1238

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, and in Kwara State in Nigeria.

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