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'''Sillok''' are an ethnic group of [[Sudan]], living in [[Blue Nile]] state. They speak the [[Sillok language|Sillok language (Aka)]], a [[Nilo-Saharan languages|Nilo-Saharan]] language, however most also speak [[Arabic]]. They are a subgroup of the [[Berta people]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aIZRAQAAIAAJ&dq=Sillok+people+sudan+-korea&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=sillok|title=Ethnographic Survey of Africa|last=|first=|date=1956|publisher=International African Institute.|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=11|language=en}}</ref> and live on Mount Silak (''Jebel Silak''), also spelt Mount Sillok, which is south of the Ingessana hiills, near Keti.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_c0pAQAAIAAJ&dq=jebel+sillok&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=sillok|title=Current Approaches to African Linguistics|last=Dihoff|first=Ivan R.|date=1983|publisher=Foris|year=|isbn=9789070176570|location=|pages=50|language=en}}</ref>
'''Sillok''' are the members of a minor ethnic minority in [[Sudan]]. They speak [[Aka language (Sudan)|Aka]] a Nilo-Saharan language. Most speak Arabic.


[[Category:Ethnic groups in Sudan]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Sudan]]


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Sillok are an ethnic group of Sudan, living in Blue Nile state. They speak the Sillok language (Aka), a Nilo-Saharan language, however most also speak Arabic. They are a subgroup of the Berta people[1] and live on Mount Silak (Jebel Silak), also spelt Mount Sillok, which is south of the Ingessana hiills, near Keti.[2]

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  1. ^ Ethnographic Survey of Africa. International African Institute. 1956. p. 11.
  2. ^ Dihoff, Ivan R. (1983). Current Approaches to African Linguistics. Foris. p. 50. ISBN 9789070176570.