Bariba

noun

Ba·​ri·​ba

bəˈrēbə,

¦bärē¦bä

plural Bariba or Baribas

1

a

: a people of northern Dahomey, West Africa

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Gur language of the Bariba people

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