Keliko (Kaliko) is a Central Sudanic language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.
Keliko | |
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Region | South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Native speakers | (42,500 cited 1989–2018)[1] |
Nilo-Saharan?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kbo |
Glottolog | keli1248 |
Omi was once considered a dialect.
Locations
editA 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
editKeliko 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 |
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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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