Doghose language

Dogosé, or Doghose, is a Gur language of Burkina Faso.

RegionBurkina Faso

Native speakers

(20,000 cited 1991)^[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

• Atlantic–Congo
  • Gur
    • Southern Gur
      • Doghose–Gan
        • Dogosé

ISO 639-3dos

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Dogosé
Doghose
Region	Burkina Faso
Native speakers	(20,000 cited 1991)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur Southern Gur Doghose–Gan Dogosé
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dos
Glottolog	dogo1295
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There are multiple spellings of this name, due to the difficulties of spelling the second consonant, [ɣ]. Dogosé is currently preferred, but traditional Doghose is found in much of the literature. Rarer spellings are (Doro) Doghosié, Dokhosié, Dorhossié, Dorhosye, Dorosie, Dorossé and, with a different suffix, Dokhobe, Dorobé.

Dialect, which are close, are Klamaasise, Mesise, Lutise, Gbeyãse, Sukurase, Gbogorose.