Biafada people

A small group lives on the north bank of the Geba River and speaks the Gool dialect.

Two large groups reside in Quinara Region, the southwestern part of the country, and they speak the Bubwas and Guinala dialects.

The fourth group live in the southern province of Tombali, on the border with Guinea Conakry, and speaks the dialect Bagandada.

However, due to globalization, they also raise other crops that originated in other parts of the world: maize, squash, melons, potatoes, peppers and tomatoes.

If this happens, the woman and the man are subject to heavy punishment known as "di minjer justisa" (literally:' justice for women").

Biafada women adorned with ornaments in the city of Fulacunda , Guinea Bissau (60s). Photo by A. B. Geraldo