Dogon, Ben Tey

DBT

vigorous

Dialects: None known. The people of Beni and Gamni have contact with Jamsay , speakers, and to a lesser extent with speakers of Nanga , and Fulfulde. The influence of Songhay on Bankan Tey ,, and that of Jamsay on Ben Tey, have resulted in fairly substantial lexical differentiation.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Dogon

Demographics: 2000

Language Use: All ages.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Mali