Dogon, Bunoge

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A language of Mali

ISO 639-3
dgb
Alternate Names
Budu-Tagu, Bunoge, Korandabo
User Population

1,000 (2005 D. Douyon and R. Blench).

Location

Mopti region: Bandiagara circle, Goundaka township, Boudou, Dakouma, and Sangou villages.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Dogon
Dialects

None known. Nominal plural suffix aligns it with Ampari Dogon [aqd] and Mombo Dogon [dmb], but lexically quite different (Blench 2005).

Language Use

Fulfulde [ffm] is replacing Bunoge among younger generations (2012 J. Heath). Some young people, all adults. Most also use Maasina Fulfulde [ffm]. Many also use Bamanankan [bam].

Language Development

Grammar. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dogon, Bunoge
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Muslim.