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'''Tunni''' (also known as '''Af-Tunni''') is an [[Afro-Asiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic]] language spoken by the Tunni sub-group of the [[Rahanweyn]] [[Somalis|Somali]] clan who reside in the [[Lower Shebelle]] and [[Middle Juba]] regions in southern [[Somalia]]. |
'''Tunni''' (also known as '''Af-Tunni''') is an [[Afro-Asiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic]] language spoken by the Tunni sub-group of the [[Rahanweyn]] [[Somalis|Somali]] clan, who reside in the [[Lower Shebelle]] and [[Middle Juba]] regions in southern [[Somalia]]. It is typically classified among the Digil group of [[Cushitic languages]]. Tunni is distinct from [[Somali language|Somali]], with a different phonology and sentence structure.<ref>Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World''. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.</ref><ref>Tosco, Mauro (1997), Af Tunni: Grammar, texts, and glossary of a southern Somali dialect, Rüdiger Köppe, {{ISBN|3896450603}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:16, 22 April 2018
| Tunni | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Somalia |
| Region | Lower Shebelle and Middle Juba regions |
Native speakers | 23,000 (2006)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tqq |
| Glottolog | tunn1238 |
| ELP | Tunni |
Tunni (also known as Af-Tunni) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Tunni sub-group of the Rahanweyn Somali clan, who reside in the Lower Shebelle and Middle Juba regions in southern Somalia. It is typically classified among the Digil group of Cushitic languages. Tunni is distinct from Somali, with a different phonology and sentence structure.[2][3]
Notes
- ^ Tunni at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ 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
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