Kelo language explained

Kelo
Also Known As:Kelo-Beni Sheko
States:Sudan
Region:Blue Nile State
Speakers:200
Date:no date
Ref:e15
Familycolor:Nilo-Saharan
Fam2:Eastern Sudanic
Fam3:Eastern
Fam4:Eastern Jebel
Fam5:Aka–Kelo–Molo
Dia1:Kelo
Dia2:Beni-Sheko
Map2:Lang Status 20-CR.svg
Iso3:xel
Glotto:kelo1246
Glottorefname:Kelo

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).[1] Beni Sheko speakers consider themselves to be part of the same ethnic groups as Kelo speakers (Bender 1997: 190).

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Notes and References

  1. Bender, M. Lionel. 1997. The Eastern Jebel Languages of Sudan. Afrika und Übersee 80: 189-215.