Tags: Language.
The Bangime /ˌbæŋɡiˈmeɪ/ (bàŋɡí–mɛ̀) language or in full Bàŋgɛ́rí-mɛ̀ is spoken by some 1500 ethnic Dogon in seven villages in southern Mali who call themselves the bàŋɡá–ndɛ̀ (‘hidden people’). Long known to be highly divergent from (other) Dogon languages it was first proposed as a possible isolate by Blench (2005).
