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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Burkina Faso > Dogoso

Dogoso

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3dgs

Population  9,000 in Burkina Faso (1999 SIL).
Region  Dandougou, Torokoro, Sokoura, Bondokoro, Tolandougou, Sakédougou, near the Dogose [dos], Khisa [kqm], and Khe [kqg]. Also in Côte d’Ivoire.
Language map  Burkina Faso, reference number 10
Alternate names   Bambadion-Dogoso, Bambadion-Dokhosié, Black Dogose, Dorhosié-Finng, Dorhosié-Noirs, Dorossié-Fing
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 56% with Khe [kqg], 15% with Dogosé [dos], 16% with Khisa [kqm].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Dogoso-Khe
Language use  All ages. Also use some Jula [dyu].
Comments  Traditional religion.