Tunni

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A language of Somalia

ISO 639-3
tqq
Alternate Names
Af-Tunni
User Population

33,000 (2019).

Location

Jubbada Dhexe and Shabeellaha Hoose regions: Baraawe, Dhiinsoor, and Jilib districts; Bay and Jubbada Hoose regions.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Somali
Dialects

Distinct from Somali [som] or Jiiddu [jii], usually grouped under the Digil dialects or languages. Different sentence structure and phonology from Somali [som].

Language Use

Also use Maay [ymm].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tunni
Other Comments

Maay [ymm] language influences. Nomadic. Muslim.