Miisiirii language

Language of western Sudan
Miisiirii
Tamok
Native toSudan, Chad
RegionSouth Darfur, West Darfur, Wadi Fira
EthnicityTama
Language family
Nilo-Saharan?
Language codes
ISO 639-3(counted as Tama [tma])
Glottologmiis1236

Miisiirii (also called Mileri or Jabal[1]) is a language of western Sudan and Chad, spoken by the Mileri community of Jebel Mun (Jebel Moon) in Darfur who claim a dubious Messiria Arab descent,[2] they also have a few speakers scattered in Chad.[1]

Milerinkiya belongs to the Taman language family. It is often considered a dialect of Tama, though it is not particularly close.

References

  1. ^ a b Rilly, Claude. 2010. Le méroïtique et sa famille linguistique. Leuven: Peeters Publishers. ISBN 978-9042922372
  2. ^ Edgard, John. 1989. Masalit Grammar: With Notes on other languages of Darfur and Wadai. Dietrich Reimer.
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Eastern Sudanic languages
Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family
Northern k languages
Nubian
Hill Nubian
Nara
Nyima
Taman
Southern n languages
Surmic
North
Southeast
Southwest
Eastern Jebel
Temein
Daju
Eastern
Western
Nilotic
Large group listed below
Eastern
Bari
Teso–Turkana
Lotuko
Ongamo–Maa
Western
Dinka–Nuer
Luo
Northern
Southern
Burun
Southern
Kalenjin
Elgon
Nandi–Markweta
Okiek–Mosiro
Pökoot
Omotik–Datooga
Italics indicate extinct languages


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