Suri, Kacipo-Bale

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A language of South Sudan

ISO 639-3
koe
Alternate Names
Kachepo, Kachipo, Kacipo, Kacipo-Balesi
Autonym
Suri
User Population

5,000 in South Sudan (2010 SIL). Almost all monolingual. Total users in all countries: 7,360.

Location

Eastern Equatoria state: northwest corner; Jonglei state: Pibor county, Mewun, Rumeat, and Upper Boma villages on Boma plateau near Ethiopia border.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Surmic, South, Southwest, Kacipo-Balesi
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 40%–54% with Murle [mur], 35% with Mursi [muz].

Typology

VSO.

Language Use

All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes.

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Suri, Kacipo-Bale
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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