Village Bota

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village at base of mountain; gendarme post (controlling the road Douentza to Timbuktu); Songhay (even Ongoiba speak Songhay despite Jamsay name); farming and herding

Location

15°06'7.02"N, 2°56'3.72"W; (15.10, -2.93) source: Dogon project

Transcribed name

bɔ̌:tà (Songhay TSK), boota (Fulfulde), kòzôn (Dogon Bankan Tey)

Language

Tondi Songway Kiini Songhay majority, also some Dogon (Bankan Tey)

Surnames

Maiga, Ongoiba