Samo, Southern
A language of Burkina Faso
| Population | 85,000 (1998). |
| Region | Nayala Province, Nouna and Solenzo areas; Ouaga, Bobo, Dedougou, and Koudougou cities. Toma is in Toma, Yaba, Gossina, Ye, Kougny, and Gassan departments. |
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Burkina Faso, reference number 55 |
| Alternate names | San, Sane |
| Dialects | Toma (Nyaana, Makaa). Intelligibility low across Samo varieties. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Mande, Eastern, Eastern, Samo |
| Language use | Home, religion, commerce. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Mòoré [mos]. Users of Toma dialect also use French; others, mainly youth, also use Jula [dyu]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: Higher among Toma. Motivation to read French and Toma Samo is high. A literacy center in Toma teaches Toma. Grammar. NT: 1995. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | The Rimaïbé are Samo who were former Fula slaves, now speak Fulfulde as L2, and live in Kawara, Kassan, Zoumou, Teri, in the Tougan area. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
BERTHELETTE, John, author. 2002. "Survey report on the San (Samo) language."
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