Tennet language
Tennet (ISO 639-3 code tex) is a language of the Surmic family spoken in South Sudan. It has about 7,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | tex |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | tenn1246 |
| Family | Surmic |
| Area | Africa |
| Countries | South Sudan |
| Speakers (estimate) | 7,000 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Surmic languages, nearest first.
More about Tennet
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.