Dogon, Bunoge

A language of Mali

ISO 639: dgb
Alternate Names: Budu-Tagu, Bunoge, Korandabo
Population: 1,000 (2005 D. Douyon and R. Blench).
Location:: Mopti region: Bandiagara circle, Goundaka township, Boudou, Dakouma, and Sangou villages.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Dogon
Dialects: None known. Nominal plural suffix aligns it with Ampari Dogon [aqd] and Mombo Dogon [dmb], but lexically quite different (Blench 2005).
Language Use: Fulfulde [ffm] is replacing Bunoge among younger generations (2012 J. Heath). Some young people, all adults. Most also use Maasina Fulfulde [ffm]. Many also use Bamanankan [bam].
Language Development: Grammar. Texts.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Dogon, Bunoge
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Mopti region: Bandiagara circle, Goundaka township, Boudou, Dakouma, and Sangou villages.