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Siamou, also known as Sɛmɛ (Seme), is a language spoken mainly in Burkina Faso. It is unclassified within the proposed Niger–Congo language family and could likely be a language isolate

Siamou
Sɛmɛ
Native toBurkina Faso
Native speakers
40,000 (ca. 1999)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • (?)
    • Siamou
Language codes
ISO 639-3sif
Glottologsiam1242

The speakers call themselves Seme. The Jula exonym is Siamou.[2]


Classification


Siamou is traditionally classed as Kru. However, according to Roger Blench (2013) and Pierre Vogler (2015), the language bears little resemblance to Kru.[3][2] Güldemann (2018) also leaves out Siamou as unrelated to Niger-Congo and considers it a language isolate.[4] Glottolog considers it a language isolate.

Siamou word order is SOV, like the Senufo languages, but unlike the SVO Central Gur languages.[4]


Geographical distribution


In 1999, it was spoken by 20,000 people in western Burkina Faso and another 20,000 in the Ivory Coast and Mali.[1] In Burkina Faso, it is mainly spoken in the province of Kénédougou, around the provincial capital Orodara and the surrounding villages of Bandougou, Didéri, Diéri, Diéridéni, Diossogou, Kotoudéni, Lidara, and Tin.[2] Siamou has one major dialect, Bandougou. In addition, there are minor dialectal differences among the Siamou spoken in Orodara and in surrounding villages. It is also spoken in Toussiana Department of Burkina Faso.


See also



Further reading



Notes


  1. Siamou at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Vogler, Pierre. 2015. Le sèmè/siamou n’est pas une langue kru.
  3. Blench (2013:50)
  4. Güldemann, Tom (2018). "Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa". In Güldemann, Tom (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of Africa. The World of Linguistics series. Vol. 11. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 58–444. doi:10.1515/9783110421668-002. ISBN 978-3-11-042606-9. S2CID 133888593.

References



На других языках


- [en] Siamou language

[es] Idioma siamou

El idioma siamou, también llamado idioma seme o idioma sɛmɛ, es una de las lenguas kru, que pertenecen a la familia de lenguas de las lenguas Níger-Congo. En 1999 contaba con 20.000 hablantes en el oeste de Burkina Faso y otros 20.000 en Costa de Marfil y Malí.[1] En Burkina Faso se habla principalmente en la provincia de Kénédougou en el capital provincial de Orodara. El siamou tiene un dialecto principal, el bandougou. Además hay pequeñas diferencias dialectales entre el Siamou de Orodara y el de los pueblos circundantes.

[fr] Siamou

Le siamou est une langue krou parlée au sud-ouest du Burkina Faso, dans la province du Kénédougou[1].



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