Mursi language
| Mursi | |
|---|---|
| ሙነን (munɛn) | |
| Native to | Ethiopia |
| Region | Central Omo |
| Ethnicity | Mursi |
Native speakers | 7,400 (2007 census) |
| Geʽez, Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | muz |
| Glottolog | murs1242 |
| ELP | Mursi |
Mursi (also Dama, Merdu, Meritu, Murzi, Murzu) is a Southeast Surmic language spoken by the Mursi people who live in the South Omo Zone on the eastern side of the lower Omo valley in southwest Ethiopia. The language is similar to Suri, another Southeast Surmic language spoken to the west of the Mursi language area. It is spoken by approximately 7,400 people.