Also Known As:
Baalesi, Baallessiye, Baaye, Bale, Dok, Ðok, Dhok, Dhuak, Kachepo, Kec̆ipo, Kic̆epo, Zilmamo, Zilmamu
Dialects & Varieties
Baale ethnography
Baale ethnography
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8,000 - 8,900
Native Speakers Worldwide
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Comments on speakers
"[Baale] live together with the ↗Murle. They are also known as ↗Suri (Lyth 1947) or Kac̆ipo, but they call themselves B. or Balethi... They have also been one of the most isolated and unknown groups in the Ethio-Sudanese region, little touched by trade, missionaries or the state administration... The B. [Baale] are said to be the first in line to organize the initiation of their new senior age-set (carried out every 25-30 years), to be followed by Tirmaga and C̆ai. These three groups also organized joint raiding and armed expeditions."
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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.