Kichepo
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Kichepo is an ethnic group of South Sudan
and the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
of Ethiopia
. They speak Kichepo, a dialect of Kacipo-Balesi
, one of the Surmic subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan languages
. The population of this group is above 10,000.
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...
and the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia. It was formed from the merger of the former Regions 7-11 following the 1994 elections...
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...
. They speak Kichepo, a dialect of Kacipo-Balesi
Kacipo-Balesi language
The Kacipo-Balesi language 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 , Kacipo, and Zilmamu.- Further reading :* Arensen, Jonathan E. 1989...
, one of the Surmic subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan languages
Nilo-Saharan languages
The Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed family of African languages spoken by some 50 million people, mainly in the upper parts of the Chari and Nile rivers , including historic Nubia, north of where the two tributaries of Nile meet...
. The population of this group is above 10,000.