| Southern | |
|---|---|
| San | |
| Region | Burkina Faso, Mali |
Native speakers | (230,000 cited 1995–1999) [1] |
Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: stj – Matya sym – Maya sbd – Southern |
| Glottolog | mand1437 |
 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 Niger-Congo languages spoken in Burkina Faso and Mali.
Intelligibility between Samo varieties is low. The following have been coded as separate languages: [2]
Samo dialect populations and locations: [4]
| Dialect | Region | Population (1985) | Population (2001 [5] ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maka | Southern, surrounding Toma | 61,883 | 84,996 |
| Matya | Northwest, to the west and north of Tougan (excluding Toéni area) | 33,675 | 46,252 |
| Matya | Far Northwest (Toéni region) | 9,942 | 13,655 |
| Maya | Northeast, surrounding Kiembara and Bangassogo | 38,393 | 52,732 |
| all | Total | 143,893 | 197,635 |
List of Samo villages organised by department and dialect: [4]
| Dialect | Province | Department | Villages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maka | Mouhoun | Tchériba | Bissandérou, Orobié, Youbou |
| Maka | Nayala | Gassan | Dieré, Djimbara, Gassan, Labara, Laré, Moara, Téri |
| Maka | Nayala | Gossina | Bosson, Boun, Gossina, Kalabo, Koayo, Le Koun, Madamao, Massako, Naboro, Nianonkoré, Nypon, Sui, Tandou, Tarba, Zebassé |
| Maka | Nayala | Kougny | Goin, Gougnan, Gouri, Kamba, Kibiri, Kougny, Niaré, Nimina, Sébéré, Tiouma |
| Maka | Nayala | Toma | Goa, Goussi, Koin, Kola, Konti, Niemé, Nyon, Pankélé, Samba, Sawa, Sien, Siepa, To, Toma, Yayo, Zouma |
| Maka | Nayala | Yaba | Biba, Bo, Bounou, Kéra, Kisson, La, Loguin, Sapala, Saran, Siena, Tiema, Tosson, Yaba |
| Matya | Sourou | Di | Benkadi, Poura |
| Matya | Sourou | Kassoum | Bangassi, Bao, Bassam, Bonro, Diele, Doussoula, Fialla, Fian, Fianra, Kankani, Kassoum, Koularé, Kourani, Mara-Grand, Mara-Petit, Ourkoum, P’Nare, Peni, Sorona, Soumara Boumba, Soumarani, Tianra, Tiao, Tombila, Toungourou, Wawara |
| Matya | Sourou | Lanfiéra | Guiedougou, Lanfiéra |
| Matya | Sourou | Tougan | Da, Dimboro, Diouroum, Dissi, Gonou, Gosson, Kassan, Kawara, Kouy, Nassan, Tougan, Tourgare, Zinzin |
| Matya? | Sourou | Toéni | Dagale, Domoni, Dounkou, Gome, Gon, Gorguéré, Kware-Manguel, Kware-Toksel, Louta, Toéni |
| Maya | Sourou | Gomboro | Ganagoulo, Gomboro, Konga, Sia |
| Maya | Sourou | Kiembara | Bangassogo, Gan, Goueré, Gouyalle, Kiembara, Ouelle |
| Maya | Sourou | Lankoué | Lankoué Samo, Rassouli, Tourouba |
| Maya | Sourou | Toéni | Sanan, Sanga, Semé |
| Maya | Sourou | Tougan | Bonou, Bouare, Boussoum, Daka, Guimou, Niankore, Touare, Yéguéré |
Sample basic vocabulary of Samo dialects: [4]
| Village | Dialect | eye | ear | nose | tooth | tongue | mouth | blood | bone | water | tree | eat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toma | Maka | jǐ | to | ɲɛ̃ | sɔ | lɛwɔ | lɛ | mɑ̀ | wɛ | mú | dɑ | ɑ̀mɑ́mbíː |
| Kouy | Matya | jɛrːɛ | toro | jiːni | sɔ̃ːnɛ | nɛnɛ | lɛ | mɪjɑ̀ | jɛrɛ | mú | dɑ́ | ɑnebɑ́rè |
| Kassoum | Matya | ɲɑ́n | toro | ɲú | sɔ̃n | nɛnɛ | lɛ | mɪjɑ̀ | jɛr | mũ | dɑ́ | ɑ̀nèbɛrɛ |
| Toéni | Matya | jɛ | toro | jí | sɛ | nɛn | li | mɑ̌ː | wɑ | mũ | jidɑ̀ | mɑːbɛ̀rɛ̀ |
| Bounou | Maya | ɲoːnì; jɛrɛ | toro | ɲinijɛrɛ | so | leːnè | lɛ | mɑ̌ | jɑre | mu | dɑ | ɑfɑ́bjèrè |
| Kiembara | Maya | ɲɛ́nɛ̀nɛ̀ | tɔrɔ | ɲìní | so | lɛ́lɑ̀ːnɑ̀ | lɛ́ | mɑ̌ː | jɛ̀rɛ̀ | mṹ | dɑ́ | ɑ̀gɑ̀bɛ̀rɛ̀ |
| Bangassogo | Maya | jere | toro | jindì | so | lelene | le | ɲɑ̀mɑ | wɛrɛ | mú | jídɑ | ɑbɑ́brì |
| Lankoué | Maya | jɛrɛ | toro | sinde | sɔ̀ | lemìnì | lɛ | jõ̀mɑ | wɛrɛ | mú | jidɑ̀ | ɑbɑbɛ̀rɛ̀ |
| a | b | c | d | e | ɛ | ə | f | i | k | kp | l | m | n | ŋ | o | ɔ | p | r | s | t | u | w | y |
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