Jiiddu
PrintA language of Somalia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Af-Jiiddu, Jiddu
Population
23,000 (2006).
Location
Lower Shabeelle Bay and Middle Jubba regions, Qoryooley, Dhiinsoor, Jilib, and Buurhakaba districts.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Distinct from Somali [som] and Tunni [tqq], usually grouped under the Digil dialects or languages. Different sentence structure and phonology from Somali. More similar to Somali than to Baiso [bsw]. Some similarities to Konsoid languages and to Gedeo [drs], Alaba-Kabeena [alw], Hadiyya [hdy], and Kambaata [ktb].
Language Use
Spoken by the Jiiddu clan. Ethnic Jiiddu in Bale Province, Ethiopia speak Oromo as L1.
Language Resources
Muslim.