Results from reconstructions: livestock 2
m The name of
the horse (#som-) is widespread in Dogon, but cognate with other savannah languages and probably reflects the early transmission of
the pony across
the Sahara
m Names for
donkey show great diversity and are borrowed from Songhai, Mande and Gur. Donkeys are probably quite recen tin this region
mChickens have two distinct names suggesting they came into the region from different
directions