Tulishi language

Tulishi
Tulishi
Native to	Sudan
Region	South Kordofan
Ethnicity	Tulishi
Native speakers	2,500 (2007)
Language family	Kadu Western Tulishi; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tey
Glottolog	tuli1249
ELP	Tulishi
	Tulishi is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Tulishi (Kuntulishi, Thulishi, Tulesh) is a Kadu language spoken in South Kordofan. Dialects are Tulishi proper and Kamdang.

Dialects and locations[edit]

Ethnologue (22nd edition) lists dialects as:

Tulishi, Kamda (Kamdang)
Dar El Kabira (Logoke, Minjimmina, Truj, Turuj)

The Dar el Kabira and Kamdang dialects are reportedly similar.

Villages are Aabiisa, Aliyooro Manadaha, Jebels Tulishi, Kamdang, Kirakaati, Laati, Lawwa, Nattilongke, Ntukungnge, and Thudhi in South Kordofan state.

References[edit]

^ Tulishi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

External links[edit]

Tulishi basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database

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[e18-1] Tulishi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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