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Beli

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A language of South Sudan

ISO 639-3
blm
Alternate Names
’Beli, Behli, Beili, Jur Beli
Autonym
Beli
Population

65,000 (2009 SIL).

Location

Central Equatoria state: Terekeka county; Lakes state: Wulu county, south and west of Rumbek.

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Language Status

5 (Developing). Recognized language (2011, Transitional Constitution, Article 6(1)), primary education, literacy efforts.

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Central Sudanic, West, Bongo-Bagirmi, Bongo-Baka, Morokodo-Beli
Dialects

Wulu, Bahri Girinti, Sopi (Supi). Lexical similarity: 46% with Jur Modo [bex], 45% with Bongo [bot], 41% with Mo’da [gbn] and Morokodo [mgc], 39% with Baka [bdh].

Language Use

All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Mo’da [gbn].

Language Development
Orthography developed; literacy materials in use. Very recently introduced in schools. Literature. Dictionary. Bible portions: 2013.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Beli
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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