"Dogon" meaning in English

See Dogon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Dogon
  1. Tags: no-gloss Derived forms: Escarpment Dogon
    Sense id: en-Dogon-en-name-47DEQpj8

Noun

Forms: Dogons [plural], Dogon [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} Dogon (plural Dogons or Dogon)
  1. A member of a group of people living in the central plateau region of Mali, Africa.
    Sense id: en-Dogon-en-noun-FwAj-qgk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100

Inflected forms

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