Kelo
Kelo is an Eastern Jebel language spoken in Sudan and South Sudan. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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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). Beni Sheko speakers consider themselves to be part of the same ethnic groups as Kelo speakers (Bender 1997: 190).
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Words in Kelo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | i5erti* | |
| ear | siti* | |
| nose | amuti* | |
| tongue | unkula* | |
| hand | ansora* | |
| blood | kefe* | |
| knee | aNusum* | |
| breast | uniribuna* | |
| water | kiʔi | |
| fire | ma* | |
| sun | biti* | |
| stone | bela* | |
| tree | kaySa* | |
| fish | u | |
| one | lodi* | |
| two | wati* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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