Also Known As:
Baalesi, Baallessiye, Baaye, Bale, Dok, Ðok, Dhok, Dhuak, Kachepo, Kec̆ipo, Kic̆epo, Zilmamo, Zilmamu
Dialects & Varieties
Notes on Baale
Yigezu, Moges, and Gerrit J. Dimmendaal. 1998. Notes on Baale. In Gerrit J. Dimmendaal and Marco Last (eds.), Surmic languages and Cultures , pp. 273-317. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~9,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Only a few Baale people speak Dizi or Amharic, the two contact languages in the area... The Trima, Chai and Baale people feel a kindred spirit to exist between themselves as 'Suri' people. There is a strong sense of cultural and ethnic affinity..."
Location and Context
Countries
Ethiopia, Sudan
Location Description
The border area between Ethiopia and Sudan.
Government Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Dizi, Amharic
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Comments on writing systems:
"There is almost no published material on this language..."
Recent Resources
An examination of the phonology of Baale, specifically the advanced tongue root harmony of vowels fo
An explanation and introduction to the extension and standardization of the Ethiopic writing system
A report on the relationships between the three Surmic languages, Tirma, Chai, and Baale.