Keliko language

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Keliko (Kaliko) is a Central Sudanic language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.

Keliko
RegionSouth Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers
(42,500 cited 1989–2018)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3kbo
Glottologkeli1248

Omi was once considered a dialect.

Locations

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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

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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
f F
g G
gb Gb
h H
i I
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
p P
r R
s S
t T
tr Tr
u U
v V
w W
ꞌw ꞌW
y Y
ꞌy ꞌY
z Z

Marking tone

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  • High tone: marked by acute accent, e.g. tị.
  • Mid tone: unmarked
  • Low tone: marked by tilde above, e.g. drã

References

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  1. ^ Keliko at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ a b "Village Assessment Survey". International Organization for Migration South Sudan. 2013.
  3. ^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)