Tunni language
Tunni (also known as Af-Tunni) is a Somali language spoken by the Tunni who reside in the Lower Shebelle, Middle Juba, Lower Juba and part of Bay regions in southern Somalia. The language is typically classified among the Digil group of Somali languages. Tunni is distinct from Somali, with a different phonology and sentence structure.[2][3]
| Tunni | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Somalia |
| Region | Lower Shebelle and Middle Juba regions |
| Ethnicity | Tunni |
Native speakers | 33,000 (2019)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tqq |
| Glottolog | tunn1238 |
| ELP | Tunni |
Notes
- Tunni at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- Raymond G. Gordon Jr., ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
- Tosco, Mauro (1997), Af Tunni: Grammar, texts, and glossary of a southern Somali dialect, Rüdiger Köppe, ISBN 3896450603
References
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