Seeku
A language of Burkina Faso
| Population | 17,000. 5,000 in the northern dialect (4 villages), 12,000 in the southern (7 villages). |
| Region | Houet Province, Bobo-Dioulasso Department, west of Bobo-Dioulasso, Karankasso, Bouendé, Torosso, Banzo, Tiara, Bama villages. |
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Burkina Faso, reference number 46 |
| Alternate names | Sambla, Samogho, Sembla, Southern Samo |
| Dialects | Northern Seeku (Timiku), Southern Seeku (Gbeneku). Dialects have good inherent intelligibility. Similar to Dzùùngo [dnn]. 3 minor dialects. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Northwestern, Samogo |
| Language use | All domains. All ages. Also use Jula [dyu] or French. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Motivation for literacy is high. |
| Comments | The people are called ‘Seemogo’. SOV; tonal. Peasant agriculturalists. Muslim, Christian. |
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