The Wara–Natyoro or Samu languages are a small group of minor languages of
Burkina Faso
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:
Samwe,
Paleni (both called Wara) and
Natyoro, which are notably similar but not mutually intelligible. They were once classified as part of an expanded
Gur (Voltaic) family, and are part of Blench's
Savannas
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proposal.
Güldemann (2018) tentatively classifies them within the Gur languages.
References
Gur languages
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