Bariba language
Bariba, also known as Baatonum (also Baatombu, Baatonu, Barba, Baruba, Berba and a number of various other names and spellings), is the language of the Bariba people of Benin and Nigeria and was the language of the state of Borgu.
| Bariba | |
|---|---|
| Baatɔnum | |
| Native to | Benin, Nigeria, Togo, Burkina Faso |
| Region | Borgu |
| Ethnicity | Bariba people |
Native speakers | (1.1 million cited 1995–2021) |
| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bba |
| Glottolog | baat1238 |
| Bariba | |
|---|---|
| Person | Baatɔnu |
| People | Baatɔmbu |
| Language | Baatɔnum |
It is primarily spoken in Benin, but also across the border in adjacent Kwara State and Niger State, Nigeria, and some Bariba are in Togo and Burkina Faso. Welmers (1952) reported the Bariba language as spoken in the cities of Nikki, Parakou, Kandi, and Natitingou.
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