Keliko language
{{Short description|Central Sudanic language of DR Congo and South Sudan}}
{{for|the language of Papua New Guinea|Kaliko language (Papuan)}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Keliko
|nativename=
|region=South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo
|speakers=42,500
|date=1989–2018
|ref = e25
|familycolor=Nilo-Saharan
|fam2=Central Sudanic
|fam3=East
|fam4=Moru–Madi
|fam5=Central
|iso3=kbo
|glotto=keli1248
|glottorefname=Keliko
}}
Keliko (Kaliko) is a Central Sudanic language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.
Omi was once considered a dialect.
Locations
A 2013 survey reported that ethnic Keliko reside in the following bomas of Morobo County, South Sudan. (Morobo County was reported to have a majority of ethnic Kakwa people.){{cite web|title=Village Assessment Survey|url=https://iomsouthsudan.org/tracking/vas|publisher=International Organization for Migration South Sudan|date=2013|access-date=2020-01-07|archive-date=2019-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030180037/http://iomsouthsudan.org/tracking/vas|url-status=dead}}
- Alutu Boma (Wudabi Payam)
- Nyei Boma (Wudabi Payam)
- Yugufe Boma (Lujule Payam)
- Kendre Boma (Lujule Payam)
- Kembe Boma (Lujule Payam)
Ethnic Keliko are also found in Yei County, in Asole Boma (Lasu Payam).
Writing
Keliko is written in a Latin-based alphabet with frequent use of apostrophe, as well as the extra letters ẹ, ị, ŋ, ọ, and ụ and several digraphs and trigraphs.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-20 |title=Búkũ Tãfí Ụ̃nị̃zú Ni Kẹ̃lị̃kọ́ Tị Sĩ Ímbápi Vé Búkũ |trans-title=Keliko Alphabet Book Teacher’s Guide |url=https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/100174 |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=SIL Global |language=kbo}} Diacritical marks are frequently used for marking tone.
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Small !Capital |
| a
|A |
| b
|B |
| {{hamza}}b
|{{hamza}}B |
| c
|C |
| d
|D |
| {{hamza}}d
|{{hamza}}D |
| dr
|Dr |
| e
|E |
| ẹ
|Ẹ |
| f
|F |
| g
|G |
| gb
|Gb |
| h
|H |
| i
|I |
| ị
|Ị |
| j
|J |
| k
|K |
| kp
|Kp |
| l
|L |
| m
|M |
| mb
|Mb |
| mgb
|Mgb |
| mb
|Mv |
| n
|N |
| nd
|Nd |
| ndr
|Ndr |
| ng
|Ng |
| nj
|Nj |
| ny
|Ny |
| ŋ
|Ŋ |
| ŋm
|Ŋm |
| o
|O |
| ọ
|Ọ |
| p
|P |
| r
|R |
| s
|S |
| t
|T |
| tr
|Tr |
| u
|U |
| ụ
|Ụ |
| v
|V |
| w
|W |
| {{hamza}}w
|{{hamza}}W |
| y
|Y |
| {{hamza}}y
|{{hamza}}Y |
| z
|Z |
| {{hamza}}
| |
= Marking tone =
- High tone: marked by acute accent, e.g. tị.
- Mid tone: unmarked
- Low tone: marked by tilde above, e.g. drã
References
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{{Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
{{Central Sudanic languages}}
Category:Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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