| Kacipo-Balesi | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | South Sudan, Ethiopia |
| Region | Ethiopian–South Sudanese border, Boma Plateau in South Sudan |
| Native speakers | 12,000 (10,000 in South Sudan,[1] 2,400 in Ethiopia[2]) (date missing) |
| Language family |
Nilo-Saharan?
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | koe |
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.[3]