Biafada language

Biafada
Native to	Guinea-Bissau
Native speakers	45,000 (2006)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Atlantic Senegambian Tenda Biafada–Pajade Biafada
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`bif`
Glottolog	`biaf1240`^[2]

Biafada is a Senegambian language of Guinea-Bissau.

Biafada is heavily influenced by Mandinka. Variants on the name include Beafada, Bedfola, Biafar, Bidyola, Dfola, Fada.

References

↑ Biafada at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Biafada". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Languages of Guinea-Bissau

Official language	Portuguese

Non-official languages	Badyara Bainouk-Gunyuño Balanta-Kentohe Bassari Bayot Biafada Bijago Fula Creole Jola-Felupe Jola-Fonyi Kasanga Kobiana Mandinka Mandjak Mankanya Mansoanka Nalu Papel Soninke

Jola	Bayot Fonyi Banjaal Gusilay. Ejamat Kasa Kuwaataay Karon Mlomp

Other	Balanta Bayot Bijago Mandjak Mankanya Papel

Fula–Tenda	Basari Bedik Bapeng Biafada Fula Konyagi Lehar Ndut Noon Pajade Palor Safen Serer

Others	Baga Pokur Banyum Kasanga Kobiana Mbulungish Nalu Wolof

Others

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