Birni is a town and arrondissement in the Atakora Department of northwestern Benin near the border of Togo . It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Kouandé . According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 12,559.
7-503: The town has waterfalls and mountains close to it. Mangoes are plentiful in the area. The local language is Bariba . 95% speak the local language, and only 5% speak French . The town has electricity and wells. From June 2014 to September 2016 the Peace Corps placed a volunteer there to teach English. As of November 2014, the closest Peace Corps house/workstation is in the city of Natitingou , 40 km (24.9 mi) away. There
14-476: Is also a Catholic mission. This Atakora Department location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bariba language 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 ), Barba, Baruba, Berba and a number of various other names and spellings. It
21-639: Is called Baatɔnu and two or more persons or speakers are called Baatɔmbu and the language of the Baatɔmbu/Borgawa people is called Baatɔnum . In Nigeria, Bariba is spoken mainly in Borgu LGA of Niger State and in Baruten LGA of Kwara state . A number of Bariba have migrated to other parts of Nigeria, including Abuja . The Bariba people are referred to as Borgawa in Hausa. In Benin, Bariba
28-560: Is primarily spoken in Benin, but also across the border in adjacent Kwara State and Niger 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 . The language can be known by different names: Other names include Barba or Berba. One person who speaks Bariba
35-710: Is spoken mainly in Alibori , Donga , Atakora and Borgou departments. A number of Bariba have migrated to other parts of Benin, including Cotonou . In Togo, Bariba is spoken in the Centrale Region . In Burkina Faso, Bariba is spoken in Kompienga Province . There are also some Bariba in Niger in Tillabéri Region and Dosso Region . Bariba is usually classed as an independent member of
42-597: The Savanna languages , but some consider it and a number of other languages, such as Miyobe , as a Gur language . However, other than Bariba, there are other unclassified Gur languages, including Miyobe , Koromfe , Viemo , and Natyoro . There are 23 letters of Batonou alphabet. Bariba is a tonal language. Tonal patterns in Bariba have been claimed to present a challenge to the Two-Feature Model of tonal phonology. Bariba has 7 noun classes: The data
49-674: Was collected by William E. Welmers in August and September 1949 at Nikki, Benin . The y-class is the largest noun class. y-class singular nouns usually in -a. All forms end in -ru for t-class nouns. Forms usually end in back vowels for g-class nouns. m-class nouns often end in -m. The s-class is a small noun class. Most forms are collectives and end in -su. The n-class is a small noun class. Most forms are collectives and end in -nu. There are 7 primary verb aspects in Bariba: There are 5 verb classes, which are grouped according to
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