| Mursi | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Ethiopia |
| Region | Central Omo |
| Ethnicity | Mursi |
| Native speakers | 7,500 (2007 census)[1] |
| Language family |
Nilo-Saharan?
|
| Writing system | Ethiopic |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | muz |
Mursi (also Dama, Merdu, Meritu, Murzi, Murzu) is a Nilo-Saharan Eastern Sudanic language spoken by the Mursi people, in the Central Omo region of southwest Ethiopia. It is similar to Suri, spoken in most of the immediately surrounding area.