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Baatonum

A language of Benin

ISO 639-3: bba

Population	460,000 in Benin (1995 R. Jones). Population total all countries: 560,000.
Region	Central, north, Borgou Province. Also in Nigeria.
Language map	Benin, reference number 6
Alternate names	Baatombu, Baatonu, Barba, Barganchi, Bargawa, Bargu, Bariba, Baruba, Berba, Bogung, Burgu
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Bariba
Language use	Also use French.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–30%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1997.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Name for themselves is ‘Baatonu’, plural ‘Baatombu’. Distinct from Biali (Berba) [beh]. Muslim, traditional religion, Christian.

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Nigeria

Language name	Baatonum
Population	100,000 in Nigeria (1995 R. Jones).
Region	Kwara state, Borgu LGA; Niger state.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 1, reference number 38
Alternate names	Baatonun, Baatonun-Kwara, Barba, Bargu, Bariba, Batonnum, Batonu, Berba, Bogung, Borgawa, Borgu, Burgu, Zana
Comments	Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Pike, Kenneth L. 1968. "Indirect vs. direct discourse in Bariba."

Soutar, Jean and Kenneth L. Pike, compilers. 1982. Texts illustrating the analysis of direct versus indirect quotations in Bariba (Africa).

Wiesemann, Ursula. 1988. "Niger-Congo noun class systems."