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Bari

A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3: bfa

Population	420,000 in Sudan (2000). 26,400 in Kuku, 18,000 in Nyangbara, 3,400 in Nyepu, 25,000 in Pojulu. Population total all countries: 480,000.
Region	South, both banks of the Nile, south of Terakeka on west bank, south of Mongalla on east bank, as far as Kajo Kaji Escarpment. Also in Uganda.
Language map	Sudan
Alternate names	Beri
Dialects	Bari, Kuku, Nyangbara (Nyangwara, Nyambara), Nyepu (Nyefu, Nyepo, Nypho, Ngyepu), Pöjulu (Pajulu, Fadjulu, Fajelu, Madi), Ligo (Liggo). Lexical similarity: 86% between the Bari and Nyepu dialects, 85% between Bari and Pöjulu, 81% between the Bari and Kuku, 80% between the Bari and Nyangbara.
Classification	Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Eastern, Bari
Language use	All domains. All ages.
Language development	Grammar. Bible: 1979.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Ethnic Bari in Democratic Republic of the Congo now speak a dialect of Logo [log] and not Bari.

Also spoken in:

Uganda

Language name	Bari
Population	60,000 in Uganda. 34,699 Kuku speakers.
Region	Northwest corner.
Language map	Uganda, reference number 6
Alternate names	Beri
Dialects	Kuku, Nyepu (Ngyepu, Nyefu, Nyepo, Nypho), Pöjulu (Pajulu, Fadjulu, Fajulu, Fajelu), Nyangbara (Nyangwara, Nyambara), Mondari (Mandari, Mundari).

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HALL, Beatrice L.; YOKWE, Eluzai M., authors. 1981. "Bari vowel harmony: The evolution of a cross-height vowel harmony system."

Vernacular Publications

Jujumbu kendya ka Bari, buk togeleŋ; teacher’s guide. 1984.

Jujumbu kendya ko Bari, buk togeleŋ. 1984.

Jujumbu kendya ko Bari, buk togeleŋ. 1994.

Jujumbu kendya ko Bari, buk togeleŋ; teacher's guide. 1994.

Jujumbu kendya ko Bari. 1981.

Jujumbu kendya ko bari: buk tomusala, buk ludukötyo. 1999.

Jujumbu kendya ko Bari; [teacher's guide]. 1981.

Likikirilön ko kutuk na Bari. 1982.

Likikirilön ti konyen ti manini ko kutuk na Bari. 1985.

Likikirilön ti konyen ti manini ko kutuk na Bari. 1994.

Sukuri Kajamanit ko kulye likikirilön tupet togeleŋ. 1999.

Sukuri kajamanit ko kulye likikirilön, tupet togeleŋ. 1994.