Mursi language

Mursi
Mursi
Native to	Ethiopia
Region	Central Omo
Ethnicity	Mursi
Native speakers	7,400 (2007 census)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic? Kir–Abbaian? Surmic South Surmic Southeast Surmic Pastoral Surmic Tirma–Chai–Mursi Mursi; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Ethiopic
Language codes
ISO 639-3	muz
Glottolog	murs1242
ELP	Mursi

Mursi (also Dama, Merdu, Meritu, Murzi, Murzu) is a Southeast Surmic language spoken by the Mursi people who live in the South Omo Zone on the eastern side of the lower Omo valley in southwest Ethiopia. The language is similar to Suri, another Southeast Surmic language spoken to the west of the Mursi language area. It is spoken by approximately 7,400 people.^: 91

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