Keliko language
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.)
- Alutu Boma (Wudabi Payam)
- Nyei Boma (Wudabi Payam)
- Yugufe Boma (Lujule Payam)
- Kendre Boma (Lujule Payam)
- Kembe Boma (Lujule Payam)
Ethnic Keliko are also found in Yei County, in Asole Boma (Lasu Payam).
Writing
Keliko is written in a Latin-based alphabet with frequent use of apostrophe, as well as the extra letters ẹ, ị, ŋ, ọ, and ụ and several digraphs and trigraphs. Diacritical marks are frequently used for marking tone.
Marking tone
- High tone: marked by acute accent, e.g. tị.
- Mid tone: unmarked
- Low tone: marked by tilde above, e.g. drã