Dogosé

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A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3
dos
Alternate Names
Doghose, Doghosié, Dokhobe, Dokhosié, Dorhossié, Dorhosye, Doro Doghosié, Dorobé, Dorosie, Dorossé
User Population

20,000 (1991 O. Balagassina).

Location

Cascades region: Comoe province, Sidéradougou subdistrict, Koro, Kouere, Ouo, Sidéradougou, and Sirakoro; Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province; Sud-Ouest region: Poni province.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Gan-Dogose
Dialects

Klamaasise, Mesise, Lutise, Gbeyãse, Sukurase, Gbogorose. Different from Bambadion dialects Dogoso [dgs] and Khe [kqg]. Lexical similarity: 82% with Khisa [kqm], 68% with Kaansa [gna], 15% with Dogoso [dgs], 14% with Khe [kqg].

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Jula [dyu].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 3%. Literature. Dictionary. NT: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dogosé
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Clans are Ouattara or Coulibaly. Muslim, traditional religion.