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Barra, traditionally known as Niumi, is a city in 
Although Mandinka-speaking Africans always referred to the state along the north bank of the
The Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
, located in the district of Lower Niumi. The predominant languages of the city are Serer and Wolof.
Although Mandinka-speaking Africans always referred to the state along the north bank of the Gambia River
The Gambia River (formerly known as the River Gambra) is a major river in West Africa, running from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward through Senegal and The Gambia to the Atlantic Ocean at the city of Banjul. It is navigabl ...
's estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...
as Niumi, not everyone did. For a long time it was called "Barra" in the creolized trade language of the river, and between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries British
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and French records use "Barra" or "Bar" more frequently than "Niumi".
See also
* Niumi National ParkReferences
Populated places in the Gambia Gambia River Serer country {{Gambia-geo-stub