Siamou
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A language of Burkina Faso
17,400 in Burkina Faso (2009 UNSD). Total users in all countries: 52,100.
Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province, Toussiana department; Kenedougou province: Orodara is center, Bandougou, Didéri, Diéri, Diéridéni, Diossogou, Kotoudéni, Lidara, and Tin villages.
6a* (Vigorous).
Bandougou. Minor dialect differences between villages and within Orodara. The Bandougou dialect is considered different, but intelligibility among dialects seems adequate. No closely related languages.
SOV; postpositions; genitives, articles, personal pronouns before noun heads; adjectives, numerals after noun heads; question word final for yes-no questions; content question words appear in normal position: e.g., S-O-adverbial-O of prep; word order distinguishes subjects and objects; tonal (3 phonemic tones: High, Mid, Low and downstep; 7 different tone categories for monosyllabic words).
Previously classified as Mande. Their tradition says they came from the south. Traditional religion, Muslim.