Beli
A language of Sudan
| Population | 6,600 (1982 SIL). 5,000 Beli, 1,600 Sopi. |
| Region | South, southwest of Rumbek, Wulu, Bahr Gel road west, south toward Lakes Province south border; east of Mvolo with no links to those at Wulu. Bahri Girinti (Lake Nyiropo) is center, just west of Yei River. Some heavily intermingled with Dinka. |
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Sudan |
| Alternate names | ’Beli, Behli, Beili, Jur Beli |
| Dialects | Wulu, Bahri Girinti, Sopi (Supi). Lexical similarity: 46% with Jur Modo [bex], 45% with Bongo [bot], 41% with Mo’da [gbn] and Morokodo [mgc], 39% with Baka [bdh]. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, West, Bongo-Bagirmi, Bongo-Baka, Morokodo-Beli |
| Language use | All domains. All ages. |
| Language development | Using Jur Modo literacy materials (1998). |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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