Berba language

Not to be confused with Bariba language.

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.

Berba
Bieri
Biali
Native to	Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo[1]
Native speakers	(180,000 cited 1991–2021)[1]
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

Writing system

Alphabet^{[2][citation needed]}

uppercase	A	B	C	D	E	Ə	F	G	H	I	K	L	M	N	O	P	R	S	T	U	W	Y
lowercase	a	b	c	d	e	ə	f	g	h	i	k	l	m	n	o	p	r	s	t	u	w	y

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