Tunni language

Tunni (also known as Af-Tunni) is a Somali language spoken by the Tunni who reside in the Lower Shebelle, Middle Juba, Lower Juba and part of Bay regions in southern Somalia. The language is typically classified among the Digil group of Somali languages. Tunni is distinct from Somali, with a different phonology and sentence structure.^[2][3]

Tunni
Af-Tunni
Native to	Somalia
Region	Lower Shabelle, Middle Juba
Ethnicity	Tunni Somalis
Native speakers	34,000 (2020)[1]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Cushitic Lowland East Somali Digil Tunni
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tqq
Glottolog	tunn1238
ELP	Tunni

Phonology

Just like in in other Somali varieties, Tunni is a tonal accent language, in which tone is determined primarily morphosyntactically.^[4]

Differences from somali include

1. Short /ɛ/ to /i/
2. /ħ/ to /ʔ/
3. /d(ː)/ to /j(ː)/ before long /ɛː/

Vocabulary

Numerals

The tunni numerals are ^[5]

1. ków	21.  labaatón i ków *
2. lámma	22.  labaatón i lámma
3. síddiʔ	23.  labaatón i síddiʔ
4. áfar	24.  labaatón i áfar
5. ʃán	25.  labaatón i ʃán
6. líʔ	26.  labaatón i líʔ
7. toddóbo	27.  labaatón i toddóbo
8. siyéed	28.  labaatón i siyéed
9. saɡáal	29.  labaatón i saɡáal
10. tómon	30.  sóddon
11. tómon i ków  *	40.  áffartón
12. tómon i lámma	50.  kóntón
13. tómon i síddiʔ	60.  lihdón
14. tómon i áfar	70.  toddobátan
15. tómon i ʃán	80.  siyyéetan
16. tómon i líʔ	90.  saɡáaʃan
17. tómon i toddóbo	100. boqol
18. tómon i siyéed	200.
19. tómon i saɡáal	1000. kún
20. labaatón	2000.