Thuri

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A language of South Sudan

ISO 639-3
thu
Alternate Names
Dhe Thuri, Jo Thuri, Shatt, Wada Thuri
User Population

6,600 (Tucker and Bryan 1956).

Location

Northern Bahr al Ghazal state: Aweil Centre county, Bar-Mayen and Nyabulo; Raga county, east of Deim Zubeir on roads to Wau; Lol river west of Marial-Bai.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Nilotic, Western, Luo, Northern, Thuri
Dialects

Bodho (Dembo, Demen, Dhe Boodho, Dombo), Colo (Dhe Colo, Jo Colo, Jur Shol), Manangeer (Jur Manangeer).

Language Use

Thuri groups are nearly absorbed into Dinka groups. Shifting to Southwestern Dinka [dik] (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007). Also use Luwo [lwo].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Thuri
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from Shatt [shj] in the Daju group.