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Dzùùngoo

Dzùùngoo, Kpankagooma Autonym

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Dzùùn, Eastern Duun, Samogho, Samogo, Samoro
Autonym
Dzùùngoo, Kpankagooma
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).
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Northwestern, Samogo
Dialects
Kpankagooma, Dzùùngoo, 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 Use
Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use French [fra]. Also use Jula [dyu].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 5% in French [fra]. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 2002.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dzùùngoo
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Muslim.

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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).