The Surmic languages are a branch of the Eastern Sudanic language family. Today, the various peoples who speak Surmic languages make their living in a...
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in individual languages (excluding Nilotic and Surmic languages): Güldemann, Tom (2018). "Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification...
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Nara language Nyimang-Afitti Group Southeast Sudanic family Surmic languages (Southern Surmic + Northern Surmic / Majang branches) Nilotic languages (Western...
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"he" have been compared to Surmic languages; however, there are also resemblances in the pronouns with the Gumuz languages (Bender 1983). The gender distinctions...
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although Baale is genetically a Southwest Surmic language, it has taken on many features of Southeast Surmic languages due to heavy contact. Baleesi can be...
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Mursi people (category Surmic peoples)
The Mursi (or Mun as they refer to themselves) are a Surmic ethnic group in Ethiopia. They principally reside in the Debub Omo Zone of the South Ethiopia...
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Surmic Languages and Greenberg's Universals", Occasional Papers in the Study of Sudanese Languages 7:71–90. Payne, Thomas (2006). Exploring language structure :...
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Menja, Nidi) is a Surmic language spoken in the Southwest of Ethiopia, on the west bank of the Omo River. "Endangered Languages Project – Kwegu". Retrieved...
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Mursi is classified as belonging to the Southeast Surmic languages, to which the following other languages also belong: Suri, Me'en and Kwegu. As such, Mursi...
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Mekan, Mieʼen, Mieken, Meqan, Men) is a Nilo-Saharan language (Eastern Sudanic, Surmic, Southeast Surmic) spoken in Ethiopia by the Meʼen people. In recent...
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according to Glottolog, many of those comprise small language families or isolates, such as Surmic languages Kwegu, Me'en, and Suri, and the isolate Bertan...
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Suri (Churi, Dhuri, Shuri, Shuro), is a Surmic language spoken in the West Omo Zone of the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region in Ethiopia, to the South...
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Surma people (category Surmic peoples)
economically but speak different languages. They all speak South East Surmic languages within the Nilo-Saharan language family, which includes the Mun,...
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Murle people (category Surmic peoples)
The Murle are a Surmic ethnic group inhabiting the Pibor County and Boma area in Greater Pibor Administrative Area, South Sudan, as well as parts of southwestern...
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Tennet is a Surmic language spoken by the Tennet people in South Sudan. The Tennet home area is a group of fifteen (15) villages at the northern part...
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Kir-Abbaian language which was related to Nilotic and Surmic languages (but still distinct from them). The Western Lakes Bantu languages spoken by the...
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Majang people (category Surmic peoples)
Majangir, live in southwestern Ethiopia and speak a Nilo-Saharan language of the Surmic cluster. The 1998 census gave the total of the Majangir population...
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the southwest branch Surmic languages (Fleming 1983). Its nearest relative is Longarim. The New Testament in the Didinga language was dedicated in March...
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The Majang language is spoken by the Majangir people of Ethiopia. Although it is a member of the Surmic language cluster, it is the most isolated one...
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proposed that Aroid languages might be a part of Nilotic. Citing lexical similarities with Surmic and other non-Nilotic Nilo-Saharan languages, Yigezu (2013)...
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Demographics of South Sudan (section Languages)
central part of Eastern Equatoria. They speak the Didinga language (part of the Surmic language family) also spoken by a groups living in southwest Ethiopia...
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Hima people (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
spoke a Kir-Abbaian language which was related to Nilotic and Surmic languages (but still distinct from them). The Rutara languages spoken by the Hima...
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northeastern Uganda before being absorbed by Kuliak, Nilotic and Surmic speakers. The Rift languages are named after the Great Rift Valley of Tanzania, where...
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Mekan people (category Surmic peoples)
The Mekan or Me'en are a Surmic ethnic minority group inhabiting southwestern Ethiopia. The 1998 census lists them as consisting of 56,585 individuals...
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Ethiopia Khoe-Kwadi, around 10 languages, the primary family of Khoisan languages of Namibia and Botswana Surmic, some 11 languages, previously classified within...
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Laarim (Larim, Longarim) or Narim is a Surmic language spoken by the Laarim people of the Laarim Hills of South Sudan. According to Ethnologue, Laarim...
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Tennet people (category Surmic peoples)
1997. "Interrogatives in Surmic Languages and Greenberg's Universals," Occasional Papers in the Study of Sudanese Languages 7:71–90. Nairobi: Summer Institute...
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Yammine I.M. Meen, a DOS game made by Animation Magic The Me'en language, a Surmic language of Ethiopia The Me'en people, a Surma people of southwestern...
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Kichepo people (category Surmic peoples)
They speak Kichepo, a dialect of Kacipo-Balesi, which is part of the Surmic language family. The population of this group is above 10,000.[citation needed]...
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