Baatonum

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A language of Benin

ISO 639-3
bba
Alternate Names
Baatombu, Baatonu, Barba, Barganchi, Bargawa, Bargu, Bariba, Baruba, Berba, Bogung, Burgu
Autonym
Baatonum
Population

896,000 (2016). Total users in all countries: 996,000.

Location

Alibori department: central and southeast; Atacora department: east; Borgou department: Bembereke, Kalale, N’Dali, Nikki, Parakou, Sinende, Perere, and east Tchaourou communes; Donga department: Djougou commune.

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Language Status

3 (Wider communication).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Bariba
Language Use

Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Boko [bqc], Ditammari [tbz], Mokole [mkl], Nateni [ntm], Waama [wwa], Yom [pil].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–30%. Taught in primary schools in small-scale multilingual education program since 2013. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1996.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Baatonum
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Distinct from Biali (Berba) [beh]. Muslim, traditional religion.

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