| Duun | |
|---|---|
| Region | Mali, Burkina Faso |
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Native speakers
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80,000 (1998) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: – West Duun – East Duun |
| Glottolog |
duun1242 Duungoomadzuu1241 Dzuungoo
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Duun is a Mande language of Mali. There are two principal varieties of Duun, West Duun, or Duungooma (also known as Du, Samogho-sien), in Mali, and East Duun, or Dzuungoo, in Burkina Faso. These are clearly distinct but have a reasonable degree of mutual intelligibility with each other and with Banka (Bankagooma). Dialects of East Duun, Kpan (Kpango, Samoro-guan) and Dzùùngoo (Samogo-iri), are easily intelligible.