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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 described Dogon language spoken in Mali. It was first reported online by Roger Blench, who reports that it is "clearly related to Nanga", which is only known from one report from 1953.

Bankan Tey
Walo-Kumbe
Region	Mali
Native speakers	1,300 (1998 census)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Dogon Nanga Bankan Tey
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dbw
Glottolog	bank1259
ELP	Bankan Tey

A third village investigated at the time, Been, speaks a related but lexically distinct form, Ben Tey Dogon.

References

• 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.

External links

• Walo–Kumbe wordlist (Dendo and Blench, 2005)

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