Budu Dogon

Budu Dogon or Bunoge, also known as Korandabo, is a recently discovered Dogon language spoken in Mali. It was first reported online. The plural suffix on nouns is closest to Kolum so, suggesting it should be classified as a West Dogon language.

Budu Dogon
Bunɔɡɛ
RegionMali
Native speakers
1,000 (2005)[1]
Niger–Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3dgb
Glottologbuno1241
ELPBunoge[2]

The people call themselves Budu, and Tɔmmɔ-sɔ speakers call the language Budu-sɔ. It has also been called Budu-Tagu, the name of the principal Budu village.

References
  1. Budu Dogon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Endangered Languages Project data for Bunoge.
  • Blench, Roger (2005). "A survey of Dogon languages in Mali: Overview". OGMIOS: Newsletter of Foundation for Endangered Languages. 3.02 (26): 14–15. Retrieved 2011-06-30..
  • Hochstetler, J. Lee; Durieux, J.A.; E.I.K. Durieux-Boon (2004). Sociolinguistic Survey of the Dogon Language Area (PDF). SIL International. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  • Heath, Jeffrey (2017), A grammar of Bunoge (Dogon, Mali), doi:10.17617/2.2417511, hdl:2027.42/139023
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