Sembla language
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Western Mande language of Burkina Faso
Not to be confused with Southern Samo language.
| Sembla | |
|---|---|
| Seenku | |
| Region | Burkina Faso |
Native speakers | 16,000 (2009)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sos |
| Glottolog | seek1238 |
Sembla, or Seenku, is a Western Mande language within the Samogo group of Burkina Faso. The northern and southern dialects, Timiku and Gbeneku, are easily intelligible.
The language is also known as Samogho and "Southern Samo", which is also the name of one of the Samo languages.
Further reading
[edit ]- McPherson, Laura (2020). "Seenku". Illustrations of the IPA. Journal of the International Phonetic Association. 50 (2): 220–239. doi:10.1017/S0025100318000312 , with supplementary sound recordings.
References
[edit ]- ^ Sembla at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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