Miisiirii language

Miisiirii (also called Mileri or Jabal[1]) is a language of western Sudan, 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]

Miisiirii
Native toSudan
RegionWest Darfur
Language codes
ISO 639-3(counted as tma)
Glottologmiis1236

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

References

  1. 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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