<Table> Dogon people <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Dogon men in their ceremonial attire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Total population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1,591,787 (2012--2013) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Regions with significant populations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Mali </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Languages </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Dogon languages, French </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Religion </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> African traditional religion, Islam </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Dogon men in their ceremonial attire </Td> </Tr>

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