Tetserret

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A language of Niger

Alternate Names
Chinsart, Tin Sert
User Population

2,000 (2017 I. Maddieson).

Location

Tahoua region: Abalak department, Azawagh valley between Abalak, Shadwanka and Akoubounou south of the Aîr massif.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Dialects

None known. Most closely related to Zenaga [zen].

Language Use

Home, religion. Some young people, all adults. Also use Tayart Tamajeq [thz], with some youth shifting.

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Spoken by the Ayttawari Seslem and Kel Eghlal n Enniger tribes (2017 I. Maddieson).