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Bariba

Bariba noun: the principal inhabitants of Borgou and Alibori Departments, Benin, and cofounders of the Borgu kingdom of what is now northeast Benin and west-central Nigeria.

Noun

Bariba pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The principal inhabitants of Borgou and Alibori Departments, Benin, and cofounders of the Borgu kingdom of what is now northeast Benin and west-central Nigeria.

Proper noun

Bariba

  1. The language of these people.
    Synonyms:
    Baatonum

Synonyms of Bariba

Questions about Bariba

What does Bariba mean?
Bariba means the principal inhabitants of Borgou and Alibori Departments, Benin, and cofounders of the Borgu kingdom of what is now northeast Benin and west-central Nigeria.
What part of speech is Bariba?
Bariba can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Bariba in the dictionary

  1. bariandite
  2. bariatric
  3. bariatrician
  4. bariatricians
  5. bariatrics
  6. Bariba
  7. Baribault
  8. Baribeau
  9. Baribeaus
  10. baric
  11. baricenter

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