Jiiddu language
Jiiddu (also known as Jiddu or Af-Jiiddu) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Jiiddu sub-clan of the Dir, a Somali clan inhabiting southern Somalia. It is part of the family's Cushitic branch, and has an estimated 33,000 speakers mainly residing in the Lower Shabeelle, Bay and Middle Jubba regions.[1]
| Jiiddu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Somalia |
| Region | Southwestern (Qoryoley, Kurtunwarey and Sablaale) |
Native speakers | 33,000 (2019)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jii |
| Glottolog | jiid1238 |
Typically classified as part of the Digil group of languages, Jiiddu has a different phonology and sentence structure from Somali. However, it more closely resembles Somali than Baiso. It also possibly shares commonalities with the Hadiyya, Gedeo, Alaba-Kabeena, Konso and Kambaata languages spoken in southern Ethiopia.[1]
There is a dictionary of Jiddu by a native speaker, Dr. Salim Ibro.[2]
Notes
- Jiiddu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- Ibro, Salim (1998). English - Jiddu – Somali Mini-dictionary (PDF). Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center.
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