Bari language
E865598
Bari language is a Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Bari people of South Sudan and neighboring regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bari language canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Nilotic language
ⓘ
Nilotic language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | Bari group of Eastern Nilotic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kuku language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mundari language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyangbara language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pöjulu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bari people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | bari1299 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bari
ⓘ
Bari proper language ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Bari proper
ⓘ
Kuku ⓘ Ligo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mundari NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyangbara NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyepu NERFINISHED ⓘ Pöjulu ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
tone distinguishes lexical meaning ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | bfa ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Eastern Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
SVO word order
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| macroArea | Nilo-Saharan languages (proposed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Acholi language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kakwa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Lotuko language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUseCommunity | Bari ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Central Equatoria State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Equatoria region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Bari people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | regional language in South Sudan ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education in some primary schools
ⓘ
local administration in some areas ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.