Tasawaq

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A language of Niger

ISO 639-3
twq
Alternate Names
Ingelshi
Population

8,000 (1998 SIL).

Location

Central, Ingal and Teguidda-n-Tessoumt, near Agadez.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Songhai, Northern
Dialects

Similar to Tagdal [tda], Tadaksahak [dsq] of Mali, and Korandje [kcy] of Algeria.

Language Use

Some also use Hausa [hau] or Tamajaq [ttq].

Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Shares Songhay and Tamajaq features. Muslim.