Tima

Print

Primary tabs

A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3
tms
Alternate Names
Domurik, Lomorik, Lomuriki, Tamanik, Yibwa
Population

Ethnic population: 5,000 (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007).

Location

Janub Kurdufan state: Jebel Tima village, 15 km southwest of Katla, north of Lagawa.

Language Maps
Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Kordofanian, Katla
Language Use

Seriously endangered as a result of the encroaching role of Sudanese Arabic [apd] (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007). All also use Tima [tms]. Used as L2 by Tima [tms].

Language Development
Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tima
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Though classified as a Kordofanian language (Greenberg 1963), Tima appears to constitute a linguistic isolate together with Katla [kcr] (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007).

Page Views Left: