Surmic languages

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Name (Latin)
Surmic languages
Other forms of name
Beier-Didinga languages
Beir-Didinga languages
Didinga-Murle languages
Suri languages
Surma languages
See Also From tracing topical name
Eastern Sudanic languages
See Also From tracing place name
Ethiopia
Sudan
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q2066922
Library of congress: sh 99013640
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: 99189914: Surmic languages and cultures, 1998:
  • Ethnologue, 13th ed., internet ed.:
  • Voegelin:
Wikipedia description:

The Surmic languages are a branch of the Eastern Sudanic language family. Today, the various peoples who speak Surmic languages make their living in a variety of ways, including nomadic herders, settled farmers, and slash and burn farmers. They live in a variety of terrain, from the lowlands of South Sudan and the banks of the Omo River to mountains over 2,300 meters.

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