Samo, Maya
A language of Burkina Faso
| Population | 38,000 (1999). |
| Region | North central, Sourou Province. |
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Burkina Faso, reference number 34 |
| Alternate names | Northeastern Samo, Sa, San |
| Dialects | Bounou, Kiembara (Northeastern Goe), Bangassogo, Gomboro. Intelligibility with Matya Samo [stj] varies between 28% and 50%, depending on the village and text tested; with Southern Samo [sbd] it is less than 10%. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Mande, Eastern, Eastern, Samo |
| Language use | Vigorous. All domains. All ages. In the east, young people learn Mòoré [mos] well and it is the trade language; in the west Jula [dyu] is the important trade language. French is used in primary and secondary schools. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 2%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 20% French, below 10% Mòoré. |
| Comments | Peasant agriculturalists. Muslim, traditional religion, Christian. |
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