Seeku
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A language of Burkina Faso
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Sambla, Samogho, Seenku, Sembla, Southern Samo
Population
16,000 (2009 UNSD).
Location
Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province, Bobo-Dioulasso department, Bama, Banzo, Bouendé, Karankasso, Tiara, and Torosso villages; Kenedougou province.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Northern Seeku (Timiku), Southern Seeku (Gbeneku). Dialects have good inherent intelligibility. 3 minor dialects.
Typology
SOV; tonal.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Motivation for literacy is high. Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
Muslim.