Biafada

E934533

Biafada is a West Atlantic language spoken primarily by the Biafada people of Guinea-Bissau in West Africa.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Beafada 2
Biafada canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlantic–Congo language
Niger–Congo language
West Atlantic language
language
belongsToGroup West Atlantic languages
linked to: Atlantic languages
classificationStatus well-attested
continent Africa
country Guinea-Bissau
endangeredStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Biafada people NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Beafada
linked to: Biafada

Bedfola
Biafada language
Biafar
hasCodeStandard ISO 639-3
hasDomain everyday communication
hasGlottologCode biaf1241
hasGlottologName Biafada
hasLinguisticFeature noun class system
tone language
hasLinguisticTypology SVO word order
hasNeighborLanguage Balanta
Mandinka
Papel
hasSpeakerCommunity rural areas of Guinea-Bissau
isDistinctFrom Creole Portuguese of Guinea-Bissau
Portuguese
ISO639-3 bif
isSpokenNear Balanta-speaking areas
Mandinka-speaking areas
isUsedIn traditional cultural contexts
languageFamily Atlantic–Congo
Niger–Congo
locatedIn southern Guinea-Bissau
macroFamily Niger–Congo
primaryUsage community language
region Guinea-Bissau
West Africa
spokenBy Biafada people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Guinea-Bissau
West Africa
status minority language
subfamily Atlantic language
usedBy Biafada ethnic group
usedIn oral communication
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gabu Region hasEthnicGroup Beafada
linked to: Biafada
Biafada hasAlternativeName Beafada
linked to: Biafada
Biafada hasGlottologName Biafada