Kalemse Samo in Burkina Faso


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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Introduction / History

The Kalemse, also known as the Samoya, are principally found in Burkina Faso's northwest region, though there are some Kalemse villages in Mali. The region they live in is one of the country's driest, with less than 700 mm or 28 inches of rainfall per year. This amount is barely adequate for raising the group's staple crop, millet. To make matters worse, rainy seasons since the 1970s have been less and less reliable, resulting in very poor harvests in certain years.

As much as their means allow, the Kalemse raise livestock to help meet their needs. In other respects as well, life is difficult for the Kalemse. In the area of health care, they face many challenges - the lack of clinics in the region, malnutrition, impure water, and tropical diseases. In education, too, work is still to be done. There are only three primary schools serving the area, all having started in 1983. Very few Kalemse are able to attend junior school and high school.


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Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Samo, Kalemse
People Name in Country Samo, Kalemse
Natural Name Kalemse Samo
Alternate Names Kalamse; Kalems; Samo; Samoa; Samoma; Samoya; Supai
Population this Country 29,000
Population all Countries 33,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 2
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 14674
ROP3 Code 108577
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 Boucle du Muhoun region: Sourou province, Tougan subdistrict, on Mali border.   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 Boucle du Muhoun region: Sourou province, Tougan subdistrict, on Mali border..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 1.40 %)
10.00 %
Ethnic Religions
60.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
30.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Kalamse (29,000 speakers)
Language Code knz   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Kalamse (29,000 speakers)
Language Code knz   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Kalamse

Primary Language:  Kalamse

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1978)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
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Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Map Source Burkina Faso Government  
Profile Source Anonymous 
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