Suri language
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The Suri language is a Surmic language spoken by the Suri (Surma) people of southwestern Ethiopia, known for its complex tone system and rich oral tradition.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Sudanic language
ⓘ
Surmic language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Suri (Surma) language
ⓘ
Surma language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Suri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex tone system
ⓘ
consonant distinctions typical of Surmic languages ⓘ contrastive tone ⓘ rich oral tradition ⓘ tonal language ⓘ vowel length distinctions ⓘ |
| hasTypology |
agglutinative tendencies (typical of Surmic languages)
ⓘ
tonal ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | no widely used standardized writing system ⓘ |
| isEndangered | true ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Nilo-Saharan languages
ⓘ
Surmic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Omo Valley region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Suri people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surma people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwestern Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
minority language
ⓘ
primarily oral language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication within Suri communities
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ traditional storytelling ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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