Village Kassa-Berda

village on plateau summit near cliff; original village called sàwⁿtáwà at base of cliff (a few families still there); earlier origin said to be village of bàrkɔ̀mbɔ́ near Barke village; farming; gardens (onion, tomato); no totem; Muslims; blacksmiths, leatherwork, pottery

Location
14°44'19.68"N, 3°02'53.16"W; (14.74, -3.05) source: Dogon project
Transcribed name
bɛ̀rdá
Language
Tommo So
Surnames
Tolo, Kamiya
Weekly market
bèdù-íbɛ market between Kassa-Berda and Kassa-Bedou, every fifth day (same day as Kassa-Saou), small