Samo (Sane, San, Sa), also known as Mande Samo, is a dialect cluster of Niger-Congo languages spoken in Burkina Faso and Mali. Varieties Intelligibility between Samo varieties is low. The following have been coded as separate languages: Matya Samo, spoken in Kossi Province, Sourou Province (Nouna and Solenzo areas) and Mali Maya Samo, spoken in Sourou Province, Yatenga Province, and Zondoma Province Southern/Maka Samo, spoken in Nayala Province (Nouna and Solenzo areas); Sourou Province; Sanguie Province; Passore Province Demographics Samo dialect populations and locations: List of Samo villages organised by department and dialect: Sample vocabulary Sample basic vocabulary of Samo dialects: Writing System Notes and references Mande languages Languages of Burkina Faso