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Suri

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3: suq

Population	19,600 in Ethiopia (1994 census). 18,640 monolinguals. Population total all countries: 20,600. Ethnic population: 19,632 (1994 census).
Region	Southwest Kafa region toward Sudan border; west of Mizan Teferi. Also in Sudan.
Language map	Southwestern Ethiopia, reference number 76
Alternate names	Churi, Dhuri, Eastern Suri, Shuri, Shuro, Surma
Dialects	Tirmaga (Tirima, Terema, Terna, Dirma, Cirma, Tirma, Tirmagi, Tid), Chai (Cai, Caci). Lexical similarity: 81% with Mursi [muz].
Classification	Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Eastern, Surmic, South, Southeast, Pastoral, Suri
Language use	All domains. All ages. Positive attitude.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%. Dictionary.
Writing system	Ethiopic script.
Comments	Dama is the Me’en [mym] name for Suri. SVO. Transhumant pastoralists; swidden agriculturalists. Traditional religion.

Also spoken in:

Sudan

Language name	Suri
Population	1,000 in Sudan (1983 SIL).
Region	South, Boma Plateau near Ethiopia border.
Language map	Sudan
Alternate names	Surma
Dialects	Tirma (Tirima, Terema, Terna, Dirma, Cirma, Tirmaga, Tirmagi, Tid), Chai (Caci, Cai).

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ARENSEN, Jonathan E., author. 1989. "On comparing language relationships: a case study of Murle, Kacipo, and Tirma."

BAMBU, Daniel; BRYANT, Michael; LEMUDIGIR, Bargola, compilers; SIRALUGU, Gergere; SIRALUGU, Kite, editors. 2011. Surichɛn ko Aranjacɛn ko Gɔlachɛn (Suri - English - Amharic Latin dictionary) = Suri- English- Amharic Dictionary = ሱሪኛ እንግሊዝኛ እና ኣማርኛ መዝገበ ቃላት .

BAMBU, Daniel; LEMUDIGIR, Bargola, authors. 2002. dadaba kagaya surichen ko golachen ko aranjachen.

BRYANT, Michael, author. 2011. A Brief Grammar of the Suri Language.  

BRYANT, Mike, author. 1999. Aspects of Tirmaga grammar.

BRYANT, Mike; OLEKIBO, Bargola, compilers. 1997. Surichen ko aranjacan ko golacan (Suri - English - Amharic dictionary).

DIMMENDAAL, Gerrit, author. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey report on Tirma, Chai, Baale and Mursi."  

GIRARD, Tim, author. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey report of abortive Suri."  

LAST, Marco; LUCASSEN, Deborah, authors. 2002. "A Chai word list."  

UNSETH, Peter, author. 1997. "Disentangling the two languages called ‘Suri’."

WATSON, Richard L.; WISE, Mary Ruth, editors. 1989. Occasional papers in the study of Sudanese languages no. 6.

Vernacular Publications

Dadaba bidelinya Suri, mada 1-8. 1998.

Dadaba bidelinyaa Suri, masa 1-3. 2007.

dadaba kagaya toyiy mada 3. 2008.

Dadaba loga yukonaˀa zugu aka suri. 2002.

dadaba shwayuny. 2008.

Dadawa kagaya toyuy madˀa 2. 2006.

Dadawa kagaya toyuy mad'a 3. 2004.

Dadawa kotoriya mad'añy. 2004.

Dadawa kotoriya mad'añy: mad'a 2. 2004.

England a ora bu gore. 2003.

Kamana arbaminshi, kunea kite. 2003.

Kirin or ong? Kˀecˀnewa min ayetch?. 2005.

Lo̱ga dhage̱ya erowu kali jhayno̱ (Stories children tell in the evening). 2004.

Loga käna kama. 2005.

Loga kedemesineneya. 2001.

Loga kena kamma. 2008.

nō kinyang hunde iheye gaochi dha. 2005.

Timirtiya bayny ke saynsi, mada 2. 2008.

Timirtiya bayny ke saynsi, mada 2. 2008.

Translation of Loga kedemesineneya (Stories for learning). 2001.