Dzùùngoo

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A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3
dnn
Alternate Names
Dzùùn, Eastern Duun, Samogho, Samogo, Samoro
Autonym
Dzùùngoo, Kpankagooma
User Population

13,400 (1998 P. Solomiac). 4,020 monolinguals.

Location

Hauts-Bassins region: Kenedougou province, Samogohiri and Samorogouan departments, Orodara town area, Diomou, Gnalé, Samogo-Iri, Samogogouan, Saraba, Sokouraba, and Todié. Cascades region: Leraba province, Sindou and Kankalaba departments (Kpeengo dialect).

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Northwestern, Samogo
Dialects

Kpankagooma, Dzùùngoo, Kpeengo.

Typology

SOV; postpositions; genitives before noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives after noun heads; question word final; 2 suffixes; word order distinguishes subjects, objects, topic; causatives; comparatives; V, CV, CCV; tonal.

Language Use

Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use French [fra]. Also use Jula [dyu].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 5% in French [fra]. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 2002.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dzùùngoo
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Muslim.