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Surmic

11 languages

Surmic is a language family of 11 languages; the most are spoken in Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda.

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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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All languages in the family

South Surmic10
Southwest Surmic6
Didinga-Murle4
Didinga-Longarim2
Baale-Olam2
Southeast Surmic4
Pastoral Surmic3
Tirma-Chai-Mursi2

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