Tasawaq
A language of Niger
| Population | 8,000 (1998 SIL). |
| Region | Central Niger, Ingal and Teguidda-n-Tessoumt, near Agadez. |
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| Alternate names | Ingelshi |
| Dialects | Similar to Tagdal [tda], Tadaksahak [dsq] of Mali, and Korandje [key] of Algeria. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Songhai, Northern |
| Language use | Some also use Hausa [hau] or Tamajaq [ttq]. |
| Comments | Shares features of Songai and Tamajaq. Businessmen: salt and date trade; agriculturalists. Muslim. |
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