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Berba language

Gur language spoken in Benin

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.

01Writing system

Alphabet
uppercase ABCDE ƏFGHI KLMNO PRSTU WY
lowercase abcde əfghi klmno prstu wy

The acute accent on the vowel á é ə́ í ó ú is used to indicate high tone when there is ambiguity.

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