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Tedaga

A language of Chad

ISO 639-3: tuq

Population	28,500 in Chad (1993 census). Population total all countries: 42,500.
Region	Far north desert, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region, Tibesti Department, Bardai area. Also in Libya, Niger, Nigeria.
Language map	Chad, reference number 1
Alternate names	Tebou, Tebu, Teda, Tibbu, Toda, Todaga, Todga, Toubou, Tubu, Tuda, Tudaga
Dialects	Lexical similarity: 67% with Daza [dzd].
Classification	Nilo-Saharan, Saharan, Western, Tebu
Language use	Most also use some Dazaga [dzg]. Some also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Teda’ is the name for the people. Many separate groups. Seminomadic. Thousands reported as residents of Libya. Well diggers; pastoralists: camels; warriors (Tubu). Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Niger

Language name	Tedaga
Population	10,000 in Niger (1998 SIL).
Region	Seguedine, Bilma, Termit-Kaoboul.
Language map	Niger
Alternate names	Tebu, Teda, Tibbu, Toubou, Tubu
Language use	Also use Dazaga [dzg]. The majority use Arabic [aao].
Comments	‘Teda’ is the name for the people. Outsider term ‘Tubu’ groups Dazaga and Tedaga. Seminomadic. Similar to Dazaga. Azzaga [dzg], the speech of the Azza, a caste division, is different from Tedaga, but its relation to Tedaga and to the speech of the Azza among the Daza is not known. Well diggers; pastoralists: camels. Muslim.

Nigeria

Language name	Tedaga
Population	2,000 in Nigeria (Blench 1990).
Region	Borno state, northeast LGAs. A few villages.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 4, reference number 210
Dialects	Kecherda.
Comments	‘Teda’ is the name for the people. Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

JARRETT, Kevin A., author. 1981. "The development of the Kanuri aspect system within Western Saharan."

Vernacular Publications

Agenda 2010. 2010.

Daga tudagaa: kîtab njûnju-in = Proverbes Toubou. 2000.

Nombi-in yê woi-in yê (L'aigle et le corbeau). 2005.

Odo durdii-in. 2005.