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Dogon, Jamsay

A language of Mali

ISO 639-3djm

Population  130,000 in Mali (1998 J. Durieux).
Region  Large sparsely populated area east of Dogon cliffs, into Burkina Faso. Also in Burkina Faso.
Language map  Mali, reference number 7
Alternate names   Dyamsay Tegu
Dialects  Domno, Gono, Bama, Guru. Degree of comprehension between dialects uncertain.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Dogon
Comments  Agriculturalists.

Also spoken in:

Burkina Faso

Language name   Dogon, Jamsay
Region  North border with Mali.
Language map  Burkina Faso, reference number 17
Alternate names  Dyamsay Tegu
Dialects  Domno, Gono, Bama, Guru.
Comments  Agriculturalists.
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

DURIEUX, J. A.; DURIEUX-BOON, E. I. K.; HOCHSTETLER, J. Lee, authors. 2004. "Sociolinguistic Survey of the Dogon language area."  Available online