Kacipo-Balesi

A language of South Sudan

ISO 639-3

Population

5,000 in South Sudan (2010 SIL). Almost all monolingual. Population total all countries: 9,120.

Location

Jonglei State, Pibor county, Boma plateau, near Ethiopia border, Rumeat, Upper Boma and Mewun villages. Also in Ethiopia.

Language Maps

Southwestern Ethiopia

South Sudan

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Eastern, Surmic, South, Southwest, Kacipo-Balesi

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 40%–54% with Murle [mur], 35% with Mursi [muz].

Typology

VSO

Language Use

All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Kacipo-Balesi

Writing

Unwritten.

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Ethiopia

Language nameKacipo-Balesi

Population

4,120 in Ethiopia (2000).

Location

South border with Sudan.

Alternate Names

Silmamo, Tsilmano, Zelmamu, Zilmamu, Zulmamu

Status

6a (Vigorous).

Language Use

All domains except market. All ages. Positive attitudes. Some also use Suri [suq] (Tirmaga) or Murle [mur].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 1%.

Other Comments

Ethnonym: Baale may be Tirmaga-Chai. Baale ethnic autonym: Suri, although their language is completely different from Tirmaga-Chai dialects also referred to as Suri.

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A language of South Sudan

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