Kelo language
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| Kelo | |
|---|---|
| Kelo-Beni Sheko | |
| Native to | Sudan |
| Region | Blue Nile State |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 200)[1] |
Nilo-Saharan?
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xel |
| Glottolog | kelo1246 |
| ELP | Kelo |
 Kelo is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Kelo is a moribund Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Tornasi people in Sudan.
A closely related variety called Beni Sheko has been documented by Bender (1997).[2] Beni Sheko speakers consider themselves to be part of the same ethnic groups as Kelo speakers (Bender 1997: 190).
References[edit]
- ^ Kelo at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
- ^ Bender, M. Lionel. 1997. The Eastern Jebel Languages of Sudan. Afrika und Übersee 80: 189-215.
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