Samo language (Burkina)

Samo (Sane, San, Sa), also known as Mande Samo, is a dialect cluster of Niger-Congo languages spoken in Burkina Faso and Mali.

Not to be confused with Samogo languages, Samo language (New Guinea), or Samu languages.
Southern
San
RegionBurkina Faso, Mali
Native speakers
(230,000 cited 1995–1999)
Niger–Congo
  • Mande
    • Eastern Mande
      • Bissa–Busa
        • Samo–Busa
          • Southern
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
stj – Matya
sym – Maya
sbd – Southern
Glottologmand1437
Majority areas of Samo speakers, in grey, on a map of Burkina Faso
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