Talk:Southern Sudan
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i plan on expanding this page greatly soon, the full works too. before that however, i need help creating some kind of template, or a list of things that are a priority.
- la gaie 02:09, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Kakua
When I was in Yei, most of the people I spoke with in the villages called themselves Kakua, and claimed that the majority of the people there are from the Kakua tribe. I'm curious to know why my reference to this was deleted from the page. hardpack 15:45, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] the Bari people
i would like to know why 141.168.126.44 on 22:33, 22 July 2005 deleted all mention of the Bari amongst nilotic tribes from the previous version (his own too!) justify yourself. i'm pretty sure the Bari are nilotic but prove me wrong. and even if not, why just delete them as if they don't exist?
- la gaie 02:31, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] New additions
I warmly welcome additions to this article, but I'm afraid I don't see much in the analysis that User:65.222.207.34 has added that isn't rather superficial and perhaps Amerocentric? (not to mention badly spelled and unsourced!). But I'll try to whip it into shape. (few minutes later:) I've cut most of the bits about the Arabic language and Islamist militancy, because frankly they make no sense. It's Khartoum and the Northern Sudan that have had links to Turabi and bin Laden; Arabic is not spoken in the South, except for a pidgin reputed to be unintelligible to most other Arabic speakers; and Islamism is quite unacceptable to both the political elites and the masses in this region where Christianity and tribal religions predominate. QuartierLatin1968 
05:04, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
The language spoken in S. Sudan is Juba Arabic--QL's description is correct. hardpack 03:46, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Referendum
2012!?!? Why wait for such an extremely long period of time? --WikiMarshall 06:33, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Because it would be unfair if the North Sudanese didn't even get a chance to prove that it's possible to live in peace with them. As I see it, they'll botch up, anyway, and South Sudan will be independent at the *LATEST* by 2011, but we'll see. —Nightstallion (?) 20:00, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Bari tribe?
A recent edit inserted the following underlined content:
- The distinctive Juba Arabic language is a widely used lingua franca in Southern Sudan,this (arabi juba) deriving mostly from the Bari tribal native tongue. The Bari Tribe is considered the heart of Juba or ( Juba na Bari).
The Bari tribe is never mentioned in the article. If it exists it should be introduced earlier. Juba is given as the capital of Southern Sudan. What does it mean that the Bari Tribe is the heart of Juba? AxelBoldt 01:59, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Official language?
The text claims that English is the language of business and government, while the box to the right states that English and Arabic are official languages. Which is correct? AxelBoldt 02:01, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
- These are by no means mutually exclusive statements. For example, in South Africa, English is the language in which most matters of government and finance are conducted. However, South Africa has ten other official languages (if I've counted right) – the operative word being 'officially', because in practice none of these languages is treated equally with English. Q·L·1968 ☿ 16:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Official languages
internal constitution of Southern Sudan art6-1.“All indigenous languages of Southern Sudan are national languages and shall be respected, developed and promoted.” 6-2.“English and Arabic shall be the official working languages at the level of the governments of Southern Sudan and the States as well as languages of instruction for higher education.” 6-3.“There shall be no discrimination against the use of either English or Arabic at any level of government stage of education.” 6-4.“Without prejudice to sub-Article (3) above, and for practical considerations, English shall be the principal working language of government business in Southern Sudan.” 6-5.“In addition to English and Arabic, the legislature of any sub-level of government in Southern Sudan may adopt any other national language as an additional official working language or medium of instruction in schools at its level.” 6-6.“The Government of Southern Sudan shall promote the development of a sign language for the benefit of people with special needs.”
The Official langiages of Southern Sudan are English and Arabic.58.237.222.195 12:02, 22 January 2007 (UTC)korea
[edit] Southern Sudan Population
I live in Southern Sudan and I am fairly certain that the population figures are inaccurate. There are 15 million people living in Southern Sudan. Could you please give a source for the 11 million figure. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Scorea1982 (talk • contribs) 15:08, 27 February 2007 (UTC).
