Biafada people
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The Biafada people is an ethnic group of Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Gambia. This group is often considered as a subgroup of the Tenda people. They are also known as Biafara, Beafada, Biafar, Bidyola,
Photo of a Biafada tribe. December 1891.
Biafada women adorned with ornaments in the city of Fulacunda, Guinea Bissau (1960s). Photo by A. B. Geraldo
Niger–Congo languages
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Niger–Congo is a proposed family of African languages spoken over the majority of sub-Saharan Africa. It unites the Mande languages, the Atlantic–Congo languages, and possibly several smaller groups o
Westermann's 1911 Die Sudansprachen: Eine sprachvergleichende Studie laid much of the basis for the understanding of Niger–Congo.
