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Bariba language
| Bariba | |
|---|---|
| Baatɔnum | |
| Native to | Benin, Nigeria, Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger |
| Region | Borgu |
| Ethnicity | Bariba people |
Native speakers | (1.1 million cited 1995–2021)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bba |
| Glottolog | baat1238 |
| Bariba | |
|---|---|
| Person | Baatɔnu |
| People | Baatɔmbu |
| Language | Baatɔnum |
Bariba, also known as Baatonum, is the language of the Bariba people and was the language of the state of Borgu. The native speakers are called Baatombu (singular Baatonu),[2] Barba, Baruba, Berba and a number of various other names and spellings.
It is primarily spoken in Benin, but also across the border in adjacent Kwara State and Niger State, a percentage of speakers are also found in Saki West local government area of Oyo State Nigeria, and some Bariba are in Togo, Burkina Faso and Niger. Welmers (1952) reported the Bariba language as spoken in the cities of Nikki, Parakou, Kandi, and Natitingou.[3]
- ^ Bariba at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
- ^ Abdu, Hussaini (January 2019). Partitioned Borgu: State, Society and Politics in a West African Border Region (HB). United Kingdom: Adonis and Abbey publishers. ISBN 978-1-906704-216.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Welmerswas invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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