Samo language (Burkina)

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)[1]
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

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

  1. ^ Matya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Maya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Southern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)