Tulishi
Kuntulishi
Native to	Sudan
Region	South Kordofan
Ethnicity	Tulishi
Native speakers	2,500 (2007) [1]
Language family	Nilo-Saharan Kadugli–Krongo Western Tulishi
Dialects	Logoke Turuj Tulishi Kamdang Minjimmina
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tey
Glottolog	tuli1249
ELP	Tulishi
Tulishi is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Tulishi (Kuntulishi, Thulishi, Tulesh) is a Kadu language spoken in South Kordofan. Dialects are Tulishi proper and Kamdang.

Dialects and locations

Ethnologue (22nd edition) lists dialects as:

• Tulishi, Kamda (Kamdang)
• Dar El Kabira (Logoke, Minjimmina, Truj, Turuj)

The Dar el Kabira and Kamdang dialects are reportedly similar.

Villages are Aabiisa, Aliyooro Manadaha, Jebels Tulishi, Kamdang, Kirakaati, Laati, Lawwa, Nattilongke, Ntukungnge, and Thudhi in South Kordofan state.

References

External links

• Tulishi basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database