Tonjon language

Extinct Mande language of Côte d'Ivoire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 1950s[1]
Niger–Congo
  • Mande
    • Western Mande
      • Central
        • Manding–Jogo
          • Jogo–Jeri
Language codes
ISO 639-3tjn
Glottologtonj1246
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Tonjon is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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