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SOS ISO 639-3

Seeku

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639
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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.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Northwestern, Samogo
Dialects
Northern Seeku (Timiku), Southern Seeku (Gbeneku). Dialects have good inherent intelligibility. 3 minor dialects.
Typology
SOV; tonal.
Language Use
All domains. Used by all. Also use French [fra]. Also use Jula [dyu].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Motivation for literacy is high. Dictionary. Grammar.
Other Comments
Muslim.

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Location: Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province, Bobo-Dioulasso department, Bama, Banzo, Bouendé, Karankasso, Tiara, and Torosso villages; Kenedougou province.