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Keliko

A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3: kbo

Population	10,000 in Sudan (1998 SIL). Population total all countries: 22,500.
Region	South, south Yei District. Also in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda.
Language map	Sudan
Alternate names	Kaliko
Dialects	Eastern Keliko, Western Keliko.
Classification	Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, East, Moru-Madi, Central
Language use	All domains. All ages.
Language development	Bible portions: 2002.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Keliko’ is preferred in Sudan, ‘Kaliko’ in the other countries.

Also spoken in:

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Language name	Kaliko
Population	7,500 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (1989 SIL).
Region	Orientale Province, north Aru Territory, along Sudan border.
Language map	Northern Democratic Republic of Congo
Alternate names	Kaliko-Ma’di, Keliko, Ma’di, Maditi
Dialects	Didi, Dogo.
Comments	Dogo dialect is more like Sudanese Kaliko [omi].

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

KILPATRICK, Eileen, author. 2004. "Orthographies of Moru-Maʼdi languages."

Vernacular Publications

Bụ́kụ̃ tãfí ụ̃nị̃zú ni kẹ̃lị̃kọ́ tị sĩ. 2002.

Búkũ tãfi vé, kĩlásĩ ãlo rĩ pi ní ú´ dógú´ dógú vé lãngárá ụ́nị̣́zú rĩ: kẹ̃lị̃kọ́ tị sĩ (P1 reader). 2002.