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Bozo (Mandinka): people of Mali, Niger

Bozo People (Masters of the river, fishing, Niger, Mali, West Africa)

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 Bozo people (Mandinka, “Masters of the river”) lives in the Sahelian region of West Africa

  1. Mali and Niger (Niger River) are the countries with the largest population of the Bozo
  2. The language of  Bozo is Bozo (Niger-Congolese, Mande)
    1. 132,000 people speak Bozo
    2. In Mali, Bozo-tiéyaxo is a national language
  3. Main religions of Bozo are:
    1. Sunni Islam
    2. African Traditional Religions
  4. Many of Bozo are semi-nomadic
  5. The main economic activity of Bozo is fishing
  6. Origin of Bozo: Neolithic (cave paintings of Tassili n'Ajjer, border between Mali and Algeria)
  7. 10th Century: Bozo belonged to the Ghana Empire
  8. Bozo created the cities of Djenné and Mopti
  9. Bozo have a deep relationships with Dogon.
  10.  Bozo are banned from frequenting Khassonké

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