Budu Dogon Explained

Budu Dogon
Nativename:Bunɔɡɛ
Region:Mali
Speakers:1,000
Date:2005
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Dogon
Fam3:West
Iso3:dgb
Glotto:buno1241
Glottorefname:Bunoge Dogon

Budu Dogon or Bunoge, also known as Korandabo, is a recently discovered Dogon language spoken in Mali. It was first reported online.https://web.archive.org/web/20130615111624/http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/Dogon/Dogon%20page.htm The plural suffix on nouns is closest to Kolum so, suggesting it should be classified as a West Dogon language.

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.

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