Kelo language
Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Sudan
| Kelo | |
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| Kelo-Beni Sheko | |
| Native to | Sudan |
| Region | Blue Nile State |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 200)[1] |
Language family | Nilo-Saharan?
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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
External links
- Kelo basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
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Eastern Sudanic languages
Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family
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