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Dogon

noun Do·gon \ ˈdō-ˌgän \

Definition of Dogon

plural Dogon or Dogons
1 : a member of a people of Mali noted for their sculpture
2 : the language of the Dogon

Origin and Etymology of dogon

Dogon dogõ, a self-designation

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