Kacipo-Balesi language
Encyclopedia
The Kacipo-Balesi language (also Silmamo, Tsilmamo, Zelmamu, Zilmamu, Zulmamu) is an Eastern Sudanic language
spoken by the Baale and Zilmamu people of Ethiopia
and the Kacipo of South Sudan
. It is a member of the Surmic cluster. There are three main dialects: Balesi (Baale), Kacipo, and Zilmamu.
Eastern Sudanic languages
Ehret 2001 [1984]Ehret, published in 2001 but circulating in manuscript form since at least 1984, calls the family "Eastern Sahelian", and idiosyncratically adds the Kuliak languages and Berta, which Bender assigns to higher-level branches of Nilo-Saharan, and reassigns Nyima to the southern branch...
spoken by the Baale and Zilmamu people of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
and the Kacipo of South Sudan
South Sudan
South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...
. It is a member of the Surmic cluster. There are three main dialects: Balesi (Baale), Kacipo, and Zilmamu.
Further reading
- Arensen, Jonathan E. 1989. On comparing language relationships: a case study of Murle, Kacipo, and Tirma. Occasional Papers in the Study of Sudanese Languages 6: 67-76.
- Dimmendaal, Gerrit J. (2003): Baale Language. in: Uhlig, Siegbert (ed.): Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, Vol. 1. Wiesbaden: Harrasowitz. pp 423–424.
- Möller, Mirjam (2009): Vowel Harmony in Bale - A Study of ATR Harmony in a Surmic Language of Ethiopia. BA thesis. University of Stockholm.