Surmic languages

Surmic
Geographic
distribution
southwestern Ethiopia and southeastern South Sudan
Linguistic classificationNilo-Saharan?
Proto-languageProto-Surmic
Language codes
Glottologsurm1244

The Surmic languages are a branch of the Eastern Sudanic language family.

Today, the various peoples who speak Surmic languages make their living in a variety of ways, including nomadic herders, settled farmers, and slash and burn farmers. They live in a variety of terrain, from the lowlands of South Sudan and the banks of the Omo River to mountains over 2,300 meters.