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| Ben Tey | |
|---|---|
| Region | Mali |
Native speakers | 3,000 (2004/2005) to 2,000 (2011)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dbt |
| Glottolog | bent1238 |
| ELP | Ben Tey |
Ben Tey Dogon, named after the villageBeen it is spoken in, is a divergent, recently describedDogon language spoken inMali. It is closely related toBankan Tey andNanga Dogon. It is said that elders in the Dogon village ofGawru also speak this language. Been is reported to have been settled from the village of Walo, and Ben Tey Dogon differs fromWalo Dogon primarily from being under a different foreign influence, as Been village is surrounded byJamsay-speaking villages, which Walo is not.
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