Dogon country (French: Pays Dogon) is a region of eastern Mali and northwestern Burkina Faso populated mainly by the Dogon people, a diverse ethnic group...
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culture and beliefs of the Dogon, in part because Dogon country is one of Mali's major tourist attractions. The principal Dogon area is bisected by the Bandiagara...
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Dogon languages due to intensive contact. Dogon Western division West Dogon Ampari Dogon Bunoge Dogon Mombo Dogon Penange Dogon Tiranige Diga Dogon North...
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Bandiagara Escarpment (redirect from Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons))
الصخرية, French: falaise de Bandiagara) is a sandstone cliff in the Dogon country of Mali. It rises about 500 m (1,600 ft) above the lower sandy flats...
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the Dogon Country of Mali, it is a common house scorpion. Heath, Jeffrey. "Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country". v t...
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Nommo (category Dogon religion)
Dogon religion and cosmogony (sometimes referred to as demi deities) venerated by the Dogon people of Mali. The word Nommos is derived from a Dogon word...
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Escarpment Dogon is a continuum of Dogon dialects of the Bandiagara Escarpment, including the standard language. There are three principal dialects: Toro...
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archaeological sites in the Upper Yamé Valley on the Bandiagara Plateau, in Dogon Country, Mali. The Ounjougou archaeological complex consists of over a hundred...
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beyond, the Songhay languages along the Niger, the Dogon languages of Pays Dogon or “Dogon country” in central Mali, Tamasheq in the eastern part of Mali's...
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000 villages in Mopti Region occupied by ethnic Dogon, Songhay, Fula, and other peoples. Dogon country Regions of Mali Cercles of Mali Resultats Provisoires...
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spirit." Some groups like the Dogon people of Mali possess several masks, each with its own unique function. The Dogon are governed by three main religious...
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Hogon (category Dogon religion)
A hogon is a spiritual leader in a Dogon village who plays an important role in Dogon religion. A hogon is a religious figure as well as a temporal authority;...
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Sangha, Mali (category Dogon holy places)
known as a centre for Dogon traditional religion with many temples and shrines, and as a base for visitors to the local Dogon villages. Toro So is spoken...
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The Bondum language, Bondum Dom, is a Dogon language spoken in Mali. It is closest to Dogul Dogon, though not enough for mutual intelligibility. Dialects...
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Lewe (fr. Lébé) is a Dogon religious, secret institution and primordial ancestor, who arose from a serpent. According to Dogon cosmogony, Lebe is the...
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attacks flowers. Grasshoppers that frequently attack millets in the Dogon country of Mali are Oedaleus senegalensis, Kraussaria angulifera, Cataloipus...
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or clan in Dogon. It is one of the four tenets of Dogon religion—an African spirituality among the Dogon people of Mali. Although the Dogons' "Society...
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Duleri Dogon or Duleri Dom, also known as Tiranige dige, is a Dogon language spoken in Mali. Duleri Dogon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription...
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series about the Dogon myth of the Earth creation Sur les traces du renard pâle, en pays Dogon (On the trail of the Pale Fox, in Dogon country – English subtitled...
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Awa Society (category Dogon religion)
that marks the end of bereavement in Dogon country ( fr ). This Society is one of the important aspect of Dogon religious life—which is primarily based...
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diversification in West Africa: an archaeobotanical study of the site of Sadia (Dogon Country, Mali)". Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 13 (4): 60. Bibcode:2021ArAnS...
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Wildlife of Mali (category Wildlife by country)
(Bata marsh toad) are notable in Mali. In Dogon country, amphibian species that are well known by the local Dogon people include the edible bullfrog Hoplobatrachus...
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Tellem (category Dogon history)
them" in the Dogon language) were the people who inhabited the Bandiagara Escarpment in Mali between the 11th and 16th centuries CE. The Dogon people migrated...
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Jamsay Dogon is one of the Dogon languages spoken in Mali, and the only one spoken in Burkina Faso apart from a few villages of Tomo Kan. It is one of...
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Tommo So (redirect from Tommo So Dogon language)
the Dogon language family, a subfamily of the Niger-Congo language family. There are approximately 60,000 speakers of Tommo So. Of the twelve Dogon languages...
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Mount Hombori (category Dogon country)
archaeological site, with caves inhabited more than 2,000 years ago. Dogon people Toloy Tellem Dogon religion "Hombori Tondo" on Peakbagger.com Retrieved 2 October...
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southeastern area of Burkina Faso (e.g., Takoutala, Sourkoundingueye), and Dogon country. French colonisation of West Africa greatly affected the life of Mandé-speaking...
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Bankan Tey Dogon, at first called Walo-Kumbe Dogon after the two main villages it is spoken in, also known as Walo and Walonkore, is a divergent, recently...
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Yanda Dogon is a Dogon language spoken in Mali. It is reported to be lexically similar to Nanga, which is only known from one report from 1953. Yanda at...
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earlier figurines from Old Jenne and Dogon-Tellem cultural traditions, as well as may have their origin in Dogon Country, Mali. Based on the composition of...
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