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Bariba

noun
Ba·​ri·​ba | \ bəˈrēbə, ¦bärē¦bä\
plural Bariba or Baribas

Definition of Bariba

1a : 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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