Ethnicity Mursi Writing system Ethiopic | Native speakers 7,400 (2007 census) | |
Language family Nilo-Saharan?Eastern SudanicKir–AbbaianSurmicSouthSoutheastSuri–MursiMursi |
Mursi (also Dama, Merdu, Meritu, Murzi, Murzu) is a Nilo-Saharan Eastern Sudanic language spoken by the Mursi people, in the central Omo region of southwest Ethiopia. It is similar to Suri, spoken in most of the immediately surrounding area.
References
Mursi language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA