Mursi | Ethnologue

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639: muz
Alternate Names: Dama, Merdu, Meritu, Mursinya, Murzi, Murzu, Nyikalabong
Autonym: ሙነን‎ (munɛn)
Population: 8,390, all users. L1 users: 7,390 (2007 census). L2 users: 1,000 (Mütze 2014). 7,000 monolinguals (2017 M. Bryant). Ethnic population: 7,480 (2007 census).
Location:: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: central Omo area, lowlands southwest of Jinka.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Surmic, South, Southeast, Pastoral, Suri
Dialects: Closely related to the Chai dialect of Tirmaga-Chai Suri [suq].
Typology: SVO; postpositions; verb affixes show case, person, and number; question words final; lexical and grammatical tone.
Language Use: Home, daily life. Used by all. Also use Amharic [amh], but only in situations of contact with other people groups, such as trading and tourism. Used as L2 by Kwegu [xwg].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 2% in Amharic [amh].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mursi
Writing: Ethiopic script [Ethi], limited usage. Latin script [Latn], limited usage.
Other Comments: Traditional religion.

Location: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: central Omo area, lowlands southwest of Jinka.