Mursi
PrintA language of Ethiopia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Dama, Merdu, Meritu, Murzi, Murzu
Population
7,390 (2007 census). 3,160 monolinguals.
Location
Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), central Omo area, lowlands southwest of Jinka.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Dialects
Similar to Tirmi dialect of Suri [suq] in Sudan.
Typology
SVO; postpositions; case suffixes; verb affixes show subject, person, and number; question words final; tonal
Language Use
34 L2 speakers.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 1%. Community literacy.
Language Resources
Writing
Ethiopic script.
Traditional religion.