Kacipo-Balesi

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A language of South Sudan

ISO 639-3

koe

Alternate Names

Baale, Kacipo

Population

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

Location

Jonglei State, Pibor county, Boma plateau, near Ethiopia border, Rumeat, Upper Boma and Mewun villages; East Equatoria State, northwest corner.

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Southwestern Ethiopia

South Sudan

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), 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

Kacipo, Silmamo, Suri, 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 dialect. Also use Murle [mur].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Below 1%.

Other Comments

Different from Suri [suq].

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