Mutanen Bariba

Mutanen Bariba

Yankuna masu yawan jama'a
Najeriya da Benin

Bariba
Baatonu / Baatombu

Jimlar yawan jama'a
c. 1.4 million
Yankuna masu yawan jama'a
Benin	1,000,000 (2016)[1]
Nijeriya	400,000 (2016)
Harsuna
Bariba, Dendi, Hausa, Fulfulde French in Benin, English in Nigeria
Addini
Islam Christianity Traditional
Kabilu masu alaƙa
Gur: Dagomba, Gurma, Gurunsi, Mossi, Somba Bissa, Yoruba, Nupe, Dendi and others

Mutanen Bariba, sunan kansu Baatonu (jam'in Baatombu), sune manyan mazaunan Borgou da sashen Alibori, Benin, kuma masu ƙirƙirar masarautar Borgu ta yanzu da take arewa maso gabashin Benin da yamma ta tsakiyar Najeriya . A Najeriya, an same su sun yadu tsakanin jihar Kwara ta yamma da bangaren Borgu na jihar Neja . Akwai wataƙila akwai Bariba miliyan, 70% daga cikinsu a cikin Benin, inda suke ƙabila ta huɗu mafi girma kuma sun ƙunshi kusan 1/11 na yawan jama'ar (9.2%). ^[2] Yankin Bariba ya fi karkata ne musamman a arewa maso gabashin kasar, musamman a kusa da garin Nikki, wanda ake wa kallon babban birni na gargajiya. A ƙarshen ƙarni na 18 sun sami 'yanci daga Yarabawan Oyo kuma suka kafa masarautu da yawa a yankin Borgou. Turawan mulkin mallaka na Benin (a lokacin Dahomey) na Faransa a ƙarshen karni na 19, da sanya iyaka tsakanin Anglo da Faransa, ya kawo ƙarshen kasuwancin Bariba a yankin.

Ɗaya daga cikin bukukuwan da aka ambata kuma shi ne bikin Gani na shekara-shekara wanda hawan doki shine babban abu.

Mutanen Bariba suna da muhimmin matsayi a tarihin kasar. A ƙarshen ƙarshen ƙarni na 19, Bariba  sananne ne don kafa kasashe masu zaman kansu  kuma ya mamaye masarautu  a garuruwa kamar Nikki da Kandi a arewa maso gabashin kasar. A cikin garin Pehunko akwai kusan mutanen Bariba 200,000 daga cikin mazauna 365,000.  

Noma shine babbar sana'ar Bariba. Suna noman masara, dawa, shinkafa, auduga, rogo (tapioca), dawa, wake, man dabino, gyada da wasu kaji da dabbobi. Addini yana taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin ƙabilun Bariba sannan kuma asalinsu na Musulunci ne. Koyaya yawancin al'ummomin Bariba suna da imanin asalinsu.

1. ↑ [1] "National statistical institute of Benin: 9.2% of a Projected 2017 Beninois population of 11.34 Million belonging to Bariba speaking groups" (2016 estimate)
2. ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica