| Tunni | |
|---|---|
| Af-Tunni | |
| Native to | Somalia |
| Region | Lower Shabelle,Middle Juba |
| Ethnicity | Tunni Somalis |
Native speakers | 34,000 (2020)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tqq |
| Glottolog | tunn1238 |
| ELP | Tunni |
Tunni (also known asAf-Tunni) is aSomali language spoken by theTunni who reside in theLower Shebelle,Middle Juba,Lower Juba and part ofBay regions in southernSomalia. The language is typically classified among the Digil group of Somali languages. Tunni is distinct fromSomali, with a different phonology and sentence structure.[2][3]
Just like in in other Somali varieties, Tunni is a tonal accent language, in which tone is determined primarily morphosyntactically.[4]
Differences from somali include
The tunni numerals are[5]
| 1. ków | 21. labaatón i ków * |
| 2. lámma | 22. labaatón i lámma |
| 3. síddiʔ | 23. labaatón i síddiʔ |
| 4. áfar | 24. labaatón i áfar |
| 5. ʃán | 25. labaatón i ʃán |
| 6. líʔ | 26. labaatón i líʔ |
| 7. toddóbo | 27. labaatón i toddóbo |
| 8. siyéed | 28. labaatón i siyéed |
| 9. saɡáal | 29. labaatón i saɡáal |
| 10. tómon | 30. sóddon |
| 11. tómon i ków * | 40. áffartón |
| 12. tómon i lámma | 50. kóntón |
| 13. tómon i síddiʔ | 60. lihdón |
| 14. tómon i áfar | 70. toddobátan |
| 15. tómon i ʃán | 80. siyyéetan |
| 16. tómon i líʔ | 90. saɡáaʃan |
| 17. tómon i toddóbo | 100. boqol |
| 18. tómon i siyéed | 200. |
| 19. tómon i saɡáal | 1000. kún |
| 20. labaatón | 2000. |
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