Tunni language

Somali language spoken by the Tunni
Tunni
Af-Tunni
Native toSomalia
RegionLower Shabelle, Middle Juba
EthnicityTunni Somalis
Native speakers
34,000 (2020)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3tqq
Glottologtunn1238
ELPTunni

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]

Notes

  1. ^ Tunni at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Raymond G. Gordon Jr., ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
  3. ^ Tosco, Mauro (1997), Af Tunni: Grammar, texts, and glossary of a southern Somali dialect, Rüdiger Köppe, ISBN 3896450603

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