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

Tumtum
Native toSudan
RegionSouth Kordofan
Native speakers
17,000 (2022)[1]
Dialects
  • Karondi
  • Talassa
  • Tumtum
Language codes
ISO 639-3tbr
Glottologtumt1243
ELPTumtum
Tumtum is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

References

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  1. Tumtum at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon
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