The Birifor people (also Birifo or Malba) are an ethnic group of about 200,000 in
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit ...
, primarily located in northern
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
, southern
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 馂馂さ馂お馂こ馂き馂げ馂あ 馂馂あ馂ぇ馂ぎ, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
, and northern
C么te d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast, also known as C么te d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of C么te d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
.
See also
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Birifor language
Birifor is a pair of Gur languages of Burkina Faso (Northern Birifor) and Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south ...
References
Ethnic groups in Ghana
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