Sillok language

This article is about the language spoken in Sudan. For other uses, see Aka language (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Shilluk language.
Sillok
Aka
RegionSudan
EthnicitySillok
Native speakers
(300 cited 1983)[1]
Nilo-Saharan?
Language codes
ISO 639-3soh
Glottologakaa1242
ELPAka

Sillok (Aka) is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Sillok people of Sudan. It is spoken by around 300 people in Blue Nile state, specifically on Mount Silak (Jebel Silak), southwest of the Ingessana hills.[2]

According to Ethnologue the language is moribund, having been heavily Arabicised and influenced by the nearby Berta language. The Sillok people who speak the language are a remnant group.[2]

References

  1. ^ Sillok at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b "Aka". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2017-05-29.


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