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'''Jiiddu''' (also known as '''Jiddu''' or '''Af-Jiiddu''') is an [[Afro-Asiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic]] language spoken by the Jiiddu sub-clan of the [[Rahanweyn]], |
'''Jiiddu''' (also known as '''Jiddu''' or '''Af-Jiiddu''') is an [[Afro-Asiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic]] language spoken by the Jiiddu sub-clan of the [[Rahanweyn]], a [[Somalis|Somali]] clan inhabiting southern [[Somalia]]. It is part of the family's [[Cushitic languages|Cushitic]] branch, and has an estimated 50,000 speakers mainly residing in the [[Lower Shabeelle]], [[Bay, Somalia|Bay]] and [[Middle Jubba]] regions and the sultan of jiddo is called warsame alio <ref>Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World''. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.</ref> |
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Typically classified as part of the Digil group of languages, Jiiddu has a different phonology and sentence structure from [[Somali language|Somali]]. However, it more closely resembles Somali than [[Baiso language|Baiso]]. It also possibly shares commonalities with the [[Hadiyya language|Hadiyya]], [[Gedeo language|Gedeo]], [[Alaba-K’abeena language|Alaba-Kabeena]], [[Konso language|Konso]] and [[Kambaata language|Kambaata]] languages spoken in southern [[Ethiopia]].<ref name="Ethnjid">[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=jii Ethnologue - Jiiddu language]</ref> |
Typically classified as part of the Digil group of languages, Jiiddu has a different phonology and sentence structure from [[Somali language|Somali]]. However, it more closely resembles Somali than [[Baiso language|Baiso]]. It also possibly shares commonalities with the [[Hadiyya language|Hadiyya]], [[Gedeo language|Gedeo]], [[Alaba-K’abeena language|Alaba-Kabeena]], [[Konso language|Konso]] and [[Kambaata language|Kambaata]] languages spoken in southern [[Ethiopia]].<ref name="Ethnjid">[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=jii Ethnologue - Jiiddu language]</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:27, 27 April 2018
| Jiiddu | |
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| Native to | Somalia |
| Region | southern |
Native speakers | 50,000 (2018)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jii |
| Glottolog | jiid1238 |
Jiiddu (also known as Jiddu or Af-Jiiddu) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Jiiddu sub-clan of the Rahanweyn, a Somali clan inhabiting southern Somalia. It is part of the family's Cushitic branch, and has an estimated 50,000 speakers mainly residing in the Lower Shabeelle, Bay and Middle Jubba regions and the sultan of jiddo is called warsame alio [2]
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.[3]
Notes
- ^ Jiiddu 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.
- ^ Ethnologue - Jiiddu language
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