Tese

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A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3
keg
Alternate Names
Keiga Girru, Keiga Jirru, Teis-Umm-Danab
Population

1,400 (Welmers 1971).

Location

South Kordofan State, Keiga Jirru, and 6 villages northeast of Kadugli.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Western, Temein
Dialects

Lexical similarity 67% with Temein [teq].

Language Use

Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].

Language Development
Orthography and literacy materials developed.
Writing
Latin script.