Najamba-Kindige
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Najamba-Kindige is a Dogon language variety spoken in Mali, known for its distinct phonological and grammatical features within the Dogon language family.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dogon language
ⓘ
Northern Dogon language ⓘ language variety ⓘ |
| country | Mali ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dogon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kindige
ⓘ
Najamba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain | oral tradition and local communication ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
complex verbal morphology
ⓘ
noun class or gender-like distinctions (within Dogon typology) ⓘ tone used for grammatical distinctions ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearch |
described in Dogon language surveys
ⓘ
documented by field linguists working on Dogon ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
distinct consonant inventory within Dogon
ⓘ
distinct vowel system within Dogon ⓘ |
| hasTypologicalFeature |
SOV basic word order
ⓘ
postpositions rather than prepositions ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isDistinctFrom |
other Dogon varieties such as Tommo So
ⓘ
other Dogon varieties such as Toro So ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Dogon dialect continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSpokenIn | Dogon villages in Mali ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dogon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language in Mali ⓘ |
| region | central Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | several thousand speakers (approximate) ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Dogon languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | daily communication within Dogon communities in Mali ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.