Kaliko language

Last updated
Keliko
Region South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers
(42,500 cited 1989–2018) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 kbo
Glottolog keli1248

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.) [2]

Ethnic Keliko are also found in Yei County, in Asole Boma (Lasu Payam). [2]

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References

  1. Keliko at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. 1 2 "Village Assessment Survey". International Organization for Migration South Sudan. 2013.