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Siamou

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Words of Life Siamou People/Language Movie Trailer

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Good News SIAMOU: Landougou People/Language Movie Trailer

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famille Dagologie (langue siamou)

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Ladji SIAMOU

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famille Dagologie (siamou)

Siamou, also known as Sɛmɛ (Seme), is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family. In 1999, it was spoken by 20,000 people in western Burkina Faso and another 20,000 in the Ivory Coast and Mali. In Burkina Faso, it is mainly spoken in the province of Kénédougou, around the provincial capital Orodara. Siamou has one major dialect, Bandougou. In addition, there are minor dialectal differences among the Siamou spoken in Orodara and in surrounding villages.