Thuri language

Luo language of South Sudan
Thuri
Native toSouth Sudan
Native speakers
(6,600 cited 1956)[1]
Language family
Nilo-Saharan?
  • Eastern Sudanic?
Dialects
  • Bodho?
Language codes
ISO 639-3thu
Glottologthur1255

Thuri (Turi) is a Luo language of South Sudan. The number of speakers is unknown; 6,600 were reported in 1956 (Tucker and Bryan).

Bodho is said to be a dialect, but has also been reported to be closer to Luwo.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Thuri at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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Eastern Sudanic languages
Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family
Northern k languages
Nubian
Hill Nubian
Nara
Nyima
Taman
Southern n languages
Surmic
North
Southeast
Southwest
Eastern Jebel
Temein
Daju
Eastern
Western
Nilotic
Large group listed below
Eastern
Bari
Teso–Turkana
Lotuko
Ongamo–Maa
Western
Dinka–Nuer
Luo
Northern
Southern
Burun
Southern
Kalenjin
Elgon
Nandi–Markweta
Okiek–Mosiro
Pökoot
Omotik–Datooga
Italics indicate extinct languages


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