Tumtum language

Tumtum is a Nilo-Saharan language of the Kadu branch spoken in South Kordofan, Sudan. Dialects are Karondi (Kurondi, Korindi), Talassa, and Tumtum proper.

NativetoSudan

RegionSouth Kordofan

Native speakers

17,000 (2022)^[1]

Language family

Nilo-Saharan?

• Kadu
  • Kadugli–Krongo
    • Eastern
      • Tumtum

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Tumtum
Native to	Sudan
Region	South Kordofan
Native speakers	17,000 (2022)[1]
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Kadu Kadugli–Krongo Eastern Tumtum
Dialects	Karondi Talassa Tumtum
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tbr
Glottolog	tumt1243
ELP	Tumtum
Tumtum is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

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