Keliko (Kaliko) is a Central Sudanic language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.
| Keliko | |
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| Region | South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Native speakers | (22,000 cited 1989–1998)[1] |
Language family | Nilo-Saharan?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kbo |
| Glottolog | keli1248 |
Omi was once considered a dialect.
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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Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Italics indicate extinct languages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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