Jiiddu

A language of Somalia

ISO 639: jii
Alternate Names: Af-Jiiddu, Jiddu
Population: 33,000 (2019).
Location:: Shabeellaha Hoose region: west of Moqdisho.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Somali
Dialects: Distinct from Somali [som] and Tunni [tqq], usually grouped under Digil dialects or languages. Different sentence structure and phonology from Somali. More similar to Somali than to Baiso [bsw]. Reportedly some similarities to Konsoid languages and to Gedeo [drs], Alaba-Kabeena [alw], Hadiyya [hdy], and Kambaata [ktb].
Language Use: Spoken by the Jiiddu clan. Ethnic Jiiddu in Bale Province, Ethiopia speak Oromo as L1. Also use Maay [ymm].
Language Development: Dictionary.
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Shabeellaha Hoose region: west of Moqdisho.