Tima

A language of Sudan

ISO 639: tms
Alternate Names: Domurik, Lomorik, Lomuriki, Tamanik, Yibwa
Population: Ethnic population: 5,000 (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007).
Location:: South Kordofan state: Jebel Tima village, 15 km southwest of Katla, north of Lagawa.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Kordofanian, Katla
Language Use: Seriously endangered as a result of the encroaching role of Sudanese Arabic [apd] (Alamin 2012, Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007). Shifted to Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].
Language Development: Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tima
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Though classified as a Kordofanian language (Greenberg 1963), Tima appears to constitute a linguistic isolate together with Katla [kcr] (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007).

Location: South Kordofan state: Jebel Tima village, 15 km southwest of Katla, north of Lagawa.