Miisiirii (also called Mileri or Jabal
) is a language of western
Sudan, spoken by the Mileri community of
Jebel Mun (Jebel Moon) in Darfur who claim a dubious
Messiria
The Messiria (), known also under the name of Misseriya Arabs, are a branch of the Baggara ethnic grouping of Arab tribes.Adam, Biraima M. 2012. Baggara of Sudan: Culture and Environment, Amazon online Books''Baggara of Sudan: Culture and Envi ...
Arab descent,
[Edgard, John. 1989. ''Masalit Grammar: With Notes on other languages of Darfur and Wadai''. Dietrich Reimer. ] they also have a few speakers scattered in Chad.
[Rilly, Claude. 2010. ''Le méroïtique et sa famille linguistique''. Leuven: Peeters Publishers. ]
Milerinkiya belongs to the
Taman language family. It is often considered a dialect of
Tama, though it is not particularly close.
References
Taman languages
Languages of Chad
Languages of Sudan
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