Miisiirii language

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Miisiirii
Tamok
Native to Sudan, Chad
Region South Darfur, West Darfur, Wadi Fira
Ethnicity Tama
Language codes
ISO 639-3 (counted as Tama [tma])
Glottolog miis1236
Linguistic map of the non-Arab peoples of Darfur, showing the extent of the Taman languages in Sudan. Darfur Linguistic Map.svg
Linguistic map of the non-Arab peoples of Darfur, showing the extent of the Taman languages in Sudan.

Miisiirii (also called Mileri or Jabal [1] ) is a language of western Sudan and Chad, spoken by the Mileri community of Jebel Mun (Jebel Moon) in Darfur who claim a dubious Messiria Arab descent, [2] they also have a few speakers scattered in Chad. [1]

Milerinkiya belongs to the Taman language family. It is often considered a dialect of Tama, though it is not particularly close.

References

  1. 1 2 Rilly, Claude. 2010. Le méroïtique et sa famille linguistique. Leuven: Peeters Publishers. ISBN   978-9042922372
  2. ↑ Edgard, John. 1989. Masalit Grammar: With Notes on other languages of Darfur and Wadai. Dietrich Reimer.


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