Pana

PNQ

threatened

Alternate Names: Sama

Dialects: Pana North, Pana South.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
North
Gur
Central
Southern
Grusi
Northern

Demographics: 5,000 in Burkina Faso (1998). Population total all countries: 7,800.

Language Use: All ages. Also use Jula [dyu]. Young people are free to use Jula in the home. Young people are free to use Marka [rkm] in the home. Also use Bamanankan [bam].

Language Development: Poetry. Radio programs.

Nation of Origin: Burkina Faso

Other Comments: Muslim, traditional religion.