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Thuri

A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3thu

Population  6,600 (Tucker and Bryan 1956).
Region  South, between Wau and Aweil, between Jur and Lol rivers, Raga-Nyamlell and Wau-Deim Zubeir roads.
Language map  Sudan
Alternate names   Dhe Thuri, Jo Thuri, Shatt, Wada Thuri
Dialects  Bodho (Dhe Boodho, Dembo, Demen, Dombo), Colo (Dhe Colo, Jur Shol, Jo Colo), Manangeer (Jur Manangeer).
Classification  Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Western, Luo, Northern, Thuri
Language use  Also use Dinka and Luwo [lwo].
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Different from Shatt [shj] in the Daju group.