The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: TUG
ISO 639-2: nic
| Population | 2,255 (1993 census). |
| Region | South, Moyen-Chari Prefecture, Sarh Subprefecture, in Sarh and about three small villages north of Sarh. |
| Alternate names | TOUNIA, TUNYA, TUN |
| Dialects | TUNYA, PERIM. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Bua. |
| Comments | Not intelligible with other Bua languages. 25% are bilingual in Niellim, others in Sara (the majority, but with low proficiency), Chadian Arabic, or French. Perim dialect is extinct. Traditional religion, Christian. |
