Dzùùngoo
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A language of Burkina Faso
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Dzùùn, Eastern Duun, Kpango, Samogho, Samogo, Samoro
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
Dialects
Kpangoo (Samorogouan), Dzùùngoo (Samogohiri), 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 Development
Literacy rate in L2: 5% in French [fra]. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 2002.
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Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Muslim.