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Tamajaq, Tawallammat

A language of Niger

ISO 639-3: ttq

Population	450,000 in Niger (1998). Population total all countries: 640,000.
Region	Eastern dialect in central, Tahoua area from Ingal to Mali border; western in west, north and northwest of Niamey. Also in Mali, Nigeria.
Language map	Niger
Alternate names	Amazigh, Tahoua Tamajeq, Tahoua, Tamachek, Tamashekin, Tamasheq, Tewellemet, Tomacheck, Touareg, Tourage, Tuareg
Dialects	Tawallammat Tan Dannag (Ioullemmeden), Tawallammat Tan Ataram.
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Tamasheq, Southern A member of macrolanguage Tamashek [tmh] (Mali).
Language use	National language. Home, market. All ages. Positive language attitude.
Language development	About 16 primary schools have experimental curriculum taught in Tamajaq for the first 3 years, gradually introducing French until it becomes the primary language of instruction. Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. Bible portions: 1979–1985.
Writing system	Latin script. Tifinagh (Berber) script, called Shifinagh.
Comments	Pastoralists; agriculturalists. Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Mali

Language name	Tamajaq
Population	190,000 in Mali (1991).
Region	East Mali, Menaka, and Gao regions.
Language map	Mali
Alternate names	Tahoua, Tajag, Tamajeq, Tamashekin, Tamasheq, Tomacheck, “Tourage” , “Tuareg”
Dialects	Tawallammet Tan Dannag (Ioullemmeden), Tawallammat Tan Ataram.
Comments	Muslim.

Nigeria

Language name	Tamajaq, Tawallammat
Population	Few in Nigeria.
Region	Far northwest Sokoto state.
Alternate names	Azbinawa, Buzu, Tahoua Tamajeq, Tamasheq, Tomacheck, Tuareg
Dialects	Ioullemmeden.
Comments	Seasonal migrants and laborers. No resident villages. It may be the eastern rather than the western dialect in Nigeria. Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ATTAYOUB, Abdoulmohamine Khamed; GRANDOUILLER, Christian; MOXAMADOU, Maxmoudoune, authors. 2000. Guide d'orthographe təmajəq.

Vernacular Publications

Aɣratana əlxisab daɣ təmajəq: əlkətab 1. 2001.

Aɣratana əlxisab daɣ təmajəq: əlkəttab 2. 1999.

Ahol i Məssawates ən Ɣawnatan = Conseils aux mères en tamajaq (Avec la traduction en français) . 2009.

Ahol i mǝssawǝtes ǝn ɣawnatan. 1997.

Ahol y aɣaywan fəl ataɣalla (Conseils pour la famille sur le paludisme). 2005.

Ahol y aɣaywan fəl ataɣalla (Conseils pour la famille sur les maladies; livre de sante: paludisme). 2004.

Ahol y avaywan fǝl ataɣalla. 2001.

Alfaydaten n aljadan ən kel Təmajəq. 1999.

Ǝljəmaten ən maɣran. 2003.

Ǝljəmaten ən maɣran. 2005.

Ǝlkɘttab n alfaydaten. 2000.

Elkettab n alfaydaten. 2003.

Ǝlmǝdatana teɣaray d akatab daɣ tǝmajǝq, 1. 2002.

Ǝlmədatana teɣaray d akatab daɣ Təmajəq, 1. 2005.

Ǝlmədatana teɣaray d akatab daɣ Təmajəq, 1. 2006.

Ǝlmǝdatana teɣaray d akatab daɣ tǝmajǝq, 2. 2003.

Ǝlmədatana teɣaray d akatab daɣ Təmajəq, 2. 2005.

Ǝlqissaten. 1996.

Ǝmašrax ən təmajəq əs təfərənsist (Lexique təmajəq-français de 1000 mots). 1996.

Ǝməsseŋŋi əs təfuk (Les fours solaires; manuel d'utilisation; langue Tamajaq). 1997.

Esenti en Temajeq / Tefrensist = Premiers pas en Tamajaq / Français. 2001.

Esenti en Temajeq / Tenglišt = Beginning Tamajaq / English. 2001.

Ǝssənatana akatab əd taɣaray ən təmajəq. 1997.

Ǝṣṣǝnatana ǝlkhisab dagh Tǝmajǝq. 1995.

Ibetan daɣ təmajəq: šifinaɣ əd təfrənsist. 2002.

Iggitan = Proverbes Touaregs - en tamajaq (avec le traduction français) . 2009.

Iggitan. 1994.

Iggitan. 1997.

Ijilan ɘn tɘlil 1994 (Calendrier tɘmajɘq). 1994.

Ijilan ən təlil. 1995.

Imayyan I. 1997.

Imayyan II. 1996.

Imayyan. 1994.

Lisons le tǝmajǝq en shifinagh vocalisé. 1997.

Mas itawannu SIDA?. 2001.

Mas itawannu SIDA?. 2005.

Nǝimǝdet akatab ǝd taaray ǝn Tǝmajǝq. 1997.

Santiwatana teɣaray daɣ təmajəq. 2002.

Santiwatana teɣaray daɣ təmajəq. 2005.

Sifǝrray ǝd mǝglan win kǝl tǝmajǝq. 2003.

Širawt ta n sakalan. n.d.

Šisiway I. 1996.

Siwǝrnawen ǝn barar. 1997.

Šiwərnawen ən šitan əd məglan nasnat win alɣadat ən kəl təmajəq əd win laktarawtan: daɣ təmajəq əd təfərənsist (Maladies bovines et les traitements traditionnels chez les kel Tamajaq et les soins du service de l'elevage; en tamajaq avec la traduction en f. 2004.

Takkayt əs təjilen ən wəššaran daɣ təmajəq. 1999.

Takkayt ǝs tǝjilen ǝn wǝššaran daɣ tǝmajǝq. 2003.

Tarɣara d iguz n əmzur: əqqalnen alxer ən təntut əd barar-net (Grossesse et accouchement: en vue du bien-être de la femme et son bébé). 2005.

Təmmalen n əməli ɣaysa. 2000.