Aboubakari Sama

Aboubakari is currently the Wycliffe Togo Executive Director and Linguist Researcher/Consultant in Linguistics (in Training) with SIL. Since joining SIL in 2008, he has held several administrative positions. Dr Sama holds several degrees in Linguistics and Anthropology and in 2018 he successfully defended his PhD thesis. He and his wife Cecile, besides searching on other Gur languages have specifically worked with a language group in Togo since 2008, developing their language. Having traveled to and worked in many countries, he has extensive cross-cultural experience.