Mushungulu

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A language of Somalia

ISO 639-3
xma
Alternate Names
Kimushungulu, Mushunguli
User Population

33,000 (2019).

Location

Jubbada Hoose region: Jamaame district; urban areas Kismaayo and Muqdisho.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Zigula-Zaramo (G.311)
Dialects

None known. May be the same as, or intelligible of, Zigula [ziw] or Shambala [ksb].

Language Use

Also use Maay [ymm]. Also use Somali [som].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mushungulu
Other Comments

Descended from fugitive slaves who escaped from Somali masters in Middle Shabeelle region around 1840. Muslim, traditional religion.