Surma languages
E867115
Surma languages are a branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family spoken primarily by Surmic ethnic groups in southwestern Ethiopia and neighboring regions of South Sudan.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Surmic languages
ⓘ
language family branch ⓘ |
| arealFeature | Ethiopian language area ⓘ |
| areEndangered | some member languages are endangered ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity |
Baale people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kwegu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Me’en people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mursi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Suri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Surmic languages ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticAncestor | Proto-Surmic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Baale language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chai language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwegu language NERFINISHED ⓘ Me’en language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mursi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Suri language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirma language ⓘ |
| hasNotableLanguageCommunity | Omo Valley region communities GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
North Surmic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Surmic languages ⓘ Southeast Surmic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilo-Saharan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguageFamilies |
Afroasiatic languages
ⓘ
Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nilo-Saharan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Surmic ethnic groups ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion |
neighboring regions of South Sudan
ⓘ
southwestern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
African linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Surmic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SOV word order
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ tone languages ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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