Bariba language

Baatonum
baatɔnum
Native to	Benin, Nigeria
Region	Borgu
Ethnicity	Bariba people
Native speakers	(560,000 cited 1995)
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Savannas Gur? Baatonum
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Baatonum, also known as Bariba (also Baatombu, Baatonu, Barba, Baruba, Berba and many other names and spellings), is the language of the Bariba people of Benin and Nigeria. It was the language of the state of Borgu.