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| Keliko | |
|---|---|
| Region | South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Native speakers | (42,500 cited 1989–2018)[1] |
Nilo-Saharan?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kbo |
| Glottolog | keli1248 |
Keliko (Kaliko) is a Central Sudanic language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.
Omi was once considered a dialect.
Locations
[edit]A 2013 survey reported that ethnic Keliko reside in the following bomas of Morobo County, South Sudan. (Morobo County was reported to have a majority of ethnic Kakwa people.)[2]
- Alutu Boma (Wudabi Payam)
- Nyei Boma (Wudabi Payam)
- Yugufe Boma (Lujule Payam)
- Kendre Boma (Lujule Payam)
- Kembe Boma (Lujule Payam)
Ethnic Keliko are also found in Yei County, in Asole Boma (Lasu Payam).[2]
Writing
[edit]Keliko is written in a Latin-based alphabet with frequent use of apostrophe, as well as the extra letters ẹ, ị, ŋ, ọ, and ụ and several digraphs and trigraphs.[3] Diacritical marks are frequently used for marking tone.
| Small | Capital |
|---|---|
| a | A |
| b | B |
| ꞌb | ꞌB |
| c | C |
| d | D |
| ꞌd | ꞌD |
| dr | Dr |
| e | E |
| ẹ | Ẹ |
| f | F |
| g | G |
| gb | Gb |
| h | H |
| i | I |
| ị | Ị |
| j | J |
| k | K |
| kp | Kp |
| l | L |
| m | M |
| mb | Mb |
| mgb | Mgb |
| mb | Mv |
| n | N |
| nd | Nd |
| ndr | Ndr |
| ng | Ng |
| nj | Nj |
| ny | Ny |
| ŋ | Ŋ |
| ŋm | Ŋm |
| o | O |
| ọ | Ọ |
| p | P |
| r | R |
| s | S |
| t | T |
| tr | Tr |
| u | U |
| ụ | Ụ |
| v | V |
| w | W |
| ꞌw | ꞌW |
| y | Y |
| ꞌy | ꞌY |
| z | Z |
| ꞌ |
Marking tone
[edit]- High tone: marked by acute accent, e.g. tị.
- Mid tone: unmarked
- Low tone: marked by tilde above, e.g. drã
References
[edit]- ^ Keliko at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ a b "Village Assessment Survey". International Organization for Migration South Sudan. 2013.
- ^ "Búkũ Tãfí Ụ̃nị̃zú Ni Kẹ̃lị̃kọ́ Tị Sĩ Ímbápi Vé Búkũ" [Keliko Alphabet Book Teacher’s Guide]. SIL Global (in kbo). 2024-07-20. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
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