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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., author. 1968. "Indirect vs. direct discourse in Bariba."

PIKE, Kenneth L.; SOUTAR, Jean, compilers. 1982. Texts illustrating the analysis of direct versus indirect quotations in Bariba (Africa).

WIESEMANN, Ursula, author. 1988. Niger-Congo noun class systems.