Kacipo-Balesi

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A language of South Sudan

ISO 639-3

koe

Alternate Names

Baale

Population

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

Location

Jungoli state: Pibor county, Boma plateau, near Ethiopia border, Rumeat, Upper Boma and Mewun villages.

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South Sudan

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

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

Dialects

None known. 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

Latin script [Latn].

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Ethiopia

Language nameKacipo-Balesi

Population

4,120 in Ethiopia (2000).

Location

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: south border with Sudan.

Alternate Names

Silmamo, Suri-Baale, Tsilmano, Zelmamu, Zilmamu, Zulmamu

Status

5 (Developing).

Language Use

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

Language Development

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

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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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