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Dogon
EthnicityDogon people
Geographic
distribution
Dogon country, Mali (mainly Bandiagara Region)
Linguistic classificationNiger-Congo?
  • Dogon
Subdivisions
  • Plains Dogon
  • Escarpment
  • West Dogon (Budu)
  • North Plateau
  • Naŋa–Walo (Yanda)
  • Tebul Dogon
  • ? Ana Dogon
Glottologdogo1299
Map of the Dogon languages
  Bangime (possible language isolate)
  Plains Dogon – Jamsai, Toro Tegu, Western Plains (Togo Kan, Tengu Kan, Tomo Kan)
  Escarpment Dogon – Toro So, Tommo So, Donno So
  West Dogon – Duleri, Mombo, Ampari–Penange, Budu
  North Plateau Dogon – Bondum, Dogul
  Nanga languages – Nanga, Bankan Tey, Ben Tey, Yanda
  Tebul Dogon (+ Tebul Sign Language)
  Ana Dogon

The Dogon languages are a small closely related language family that is spoken by the Dogon people of Mali and may belong to the proposed Niger–Congo family. There are about 600,000 speakers of its dozen languages. They are tonal languages, and most, like Dogul, have two tones, but some, like Donno So, have three. Their basic word order is subject–object–verb.

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Bangime language

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the language was not a Dogon language, notes, This language contains some Niger–Congo roots but is lexically very remote from all other languages in West...

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Dogon

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region of Mali, in West Africa Dogon languages, a small, close-knit language family spoken by the Dogon people of Mali Dogon A.D., an album by saxophonist...

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Dogon country

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group in West Africa with diverse languages. Like the term Serer country occupied by the Serer ethnic group, Dogon country is vast, and lies southwest...

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Escarpment Dogon

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Tegu in the plains languages and also known as Dɔgɔsɔ, is the standard variety of Dogon, which is one of thirteen official languages of Mali. Tommo So...

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Budu Dogon

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Budu Dogon or Bunoge, also known as Korandabo, is a recently discovered Dogon language spoken in Mali. It was first reported online.[1] The plural suffix...

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Mombo Dogon

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Roger (2005). "A survey of Dogon languages in Mali: Overview". OGMIOS: Newsletter of Foundation for Endangered Languages. 3.02 (26): 14–15. Retrieved...

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Jamsai Dogon

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Jamsay Dogon is one of the Dogon languages spoken in Mali, and the only one spoken in Burkina Faso apart from a few villages of Tomo Kan. It is one of...

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Bankan Tey Dogon

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Roger (2005). "A survey of Dogon languages in Mali: Overview". OGMIOS: Newsletter of Foundation for Endangered Languages. 3.02 (26): 14–15. Retrieved...

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Yanda Dogon

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Roger (2005). "A survey of Dogon languages in Mali: Overview". OGMIOS: Newsletter of Foundation for Endangered Languages. 3.02 (26): 14–15. Retrieved...

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Ana Dogon

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(subscription required) "Dogon Languages". www.rogerblench.info. Retrieved 2019-04-28. Blench, Roger (2005). "A survey of Dogon languages in Mali: Overview"...

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Tebul Dogon

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Roger (2005). "A survey of Dogon languages in Mali: Overview". OGMIOS: Newsletter of Foundation for Endangered Languages. 3.02 (26): 14–15. Retrieved...

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Western Plains Dogon

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between Tomo Kan and Tene Kan, making this the most populous of the Dogon languages. There are a few Tomo-speaking villages just across the border in Burkina...

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Yobe language

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Niger-Congo. Unlike the Gur languages, which are SVO, Miyobe has SOV word order like the Senufo, Mande, and Dogon languages. In Togo, Miyobe is spoken...

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Dogul Dogon

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Roger (2005). "A survey of Dogon languages in Mali: Overview". OGMIOS: Newsletter of Foundation for Endangered Languages. 3.02 (26): 14–15. Retrieved...

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List of language families

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language isolates by continent Lists of languages List of proposed language families "What are the largest language families?". Ethnologue. May 25, 2019...

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Tommo So

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So. Of the twelve Dogon languages, it is the second-most common. It is classed as a 6a (vigorous) language under Ethnologue's language status classifications—the...

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Languages of the Nuba Mountains

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which only excludes the Mande, Ijoid and Dogon languages of West Africa, along with the Katla and Rashad languages of the Nuba Mountains. Nilo-Saharan Kadu...

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Ampari Dogon

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Roger (2005). "A survey of Dogon languages in Mali: Overview". OGMIOS: Newsletter of Foundation for Endangered Languages. 3.02 (26): 14–15. Retrieved...

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Dan Na Ambassagou

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(“hunters who trust in God,” in Dogon language) is an ethnic Dogon militia in Mali. The militia was setup in 2016 to defend Dogon communities against attacks...

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Traditional African masks

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spirit." Some groups like the Dogon people of Mali possess several masks, each with its own unique function. The Dogon are governed by three main religious...

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Nommo

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Dogon religion and cosmogony (sometimes referred to as demi deities) venerated by the Dogon people of Mali. The word Nommos is derived from a Dogon word...

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