Seemogo in Burkina Faso


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Introduction / History

The Sambla or Sembla people are subsistence farmers in their traditional, rural homeland. They earn cash principally through market gardening, but also by growing cotton, or selling wood or animals, particularly pork. Peanuts are grown by women who may sell part of their harvest. Their largest village is Karankasso. Other Sambla live in the city of Bobo-Dioulasso, 45 km away. Many young women work in Bobo-Dioulasso and come back to the village at the beginning of the rainy season to help in the fields. Sambla country is hilly, the highest elevation is 618 meters.

Health care is poor. There is a health center in Karankasso and in Banzon, but people are not comfortable with modern medicine. In mid-1993, almost 25 children died of measles in Karankasso alone. There is no electricity or telephone, and no secondary school. Many people have radios, and use bicycles for transportation, or bush-taxis if they can afford to.

The Sambla are known for their Balafon music. They play the balafon with three players, which is very uncommon. Balafon is a form of language which anyone who grew up in the rural area understands. There is a Sambla troupe which performs traditional music and dance, who won a prize at "Bobo-92".

In the mid 1950s, Catholic missionaries came, and today, a large number of Sambla are Catholic. Another important event was the influence of the "prophet" Moussa (French for "Moses") from Ivory Coast. He preached against traditional religions which he considered evil. Many turned to Islam or Catholicism at that time, though now many are returning to their traditions.


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Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Seemogo
People Name in Country Seemogo
Alternate Names Sambla; Samo, Southern; Sembla; Southern Samo
Population this Country 25,000
Population all Countries 32,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 14813
ROP3 Code 108788
ROP25 Code 307331
ROP25 Name Seemogo
Country Burkina Faso
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 20  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province; Bobo-Dioulasso department, Karankasso, Bouendé, Torosso, Banzo, Tiara, and Bama villages; Kenedougou province.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Burkina Faso
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 20  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province; Bobo-Dioulasso department, Karankasso, Bouendé, Torosso, Banzo, Tiara, and Bama villages; Kenedougou province..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 12.00 %)
15.00 %
Ethnic Religions
15.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
70.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Seenku
Language Code sos   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Seenku
Language Code sos   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Seenku

Primary Language:  Seenku

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Started

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