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Bambara |
Dogon |
Eastern Karabo |
Jula |
Kaan |
Kalamse |
Mossi |
Northern Dagara |
Northern Toussian |
Siamou |
Songhai |
Southern Toussian |
Tenbo |
Tiefo |
Tuareg |
Turka
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Wara |
Winye |
Zarma
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Siamou
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| Indigenous Group |
Siamou (Also known as: Seme)
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| Location |
Burkina Faso, Kénédougou Province, West of Bobo-Dioulasso, Central Orodara. Villages: Tin, Diossogou, Diéri, Kotoudéni, Diéridéni, Didéri, Lidara, and Bandougou
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| Estimated Population |
20,000 (1999,
SIL International) |
| Environment |
Savannah / Plain / Tropical
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Animal Husbandry / Gatherer / Trade
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Siamou
Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Seme
Alternate Names:
Siémou, Siemu, Syémou, Sému, Seme
Dialects:
Bandougou. Minor dialect differences between villages and within Orodara. The Bandougou dialect is different, but intelligibility among dialects is adequate |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Siamou, A Language of Burkina Faso
The Siamou of Burkina Faso
Wikipedia: Burkina Faso
Centre De Cooperation Internationale En Sante Et Developpement (CCISD)
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| NGOs |
Green Cross International
Freedom From Hunger
United Nations Development Programme: Burkina Faso
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