Kelo language
Kelo is a moribund Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Sudan.
| Kelo | |
|---|---|
| Region | Sudan |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 200)[1] not extinct (1997); the figure of 200 was added to Ethnologue after this comment[1] |
Nilo-Saharan?
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xel |
| Glottolog | kelo1246 |
| ELP | Kelo[2] |
A closely related variety called Beni Sheko has been documented by Bender (1997).[3] Beni Sheko speakers consider themselves to be part of the same ethnic groups as Kelo speakers (Bender 1997: 190).
References
- Kelo at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Kelo.
- Bender, M. Lionel. 1997. The Eastern Jebel Languages of Sudan. Afrika und Übersee 80: 189-215.
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