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Tonjon language

Tonjon is an extinct Mande language once spoken by blacksmiths among the Djimini Senoufo of Ivory Coast. It was closely related to Ligbi, another blacksmith language.

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Tonjon
Native toIvory Coast
RegionVallée du Bandama District
EthnicityDjimini people
Extinctsince the 1950s1
Niger–Congo
  • Mande
    • Western Mande
      • Central
        • Manding–Jogo
          • Jogo–Jeri
Language codes
ISO 639-3tjn
Glottologtonj1246
Tonjon is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Tonjon is an extinct Mande language once spoken by blacksmiths among the Djimini Senoufo of Ivory Coast. It was closely related to Ligbi, another blacksmith language.

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References

  1. Christopher Moseley; Alexandre Nicolas (2010). "Atlas of the world's languages in danger". UNESCO. p. 191. Retrieved 2024-12-14.