Tasawaq

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A language of Niger

ISO 639-3
twq
Alternate Names
Ingelshi
Autonym
Ingalkoyyu’
User Population

19,300 (2019).

Location

Agadez region: In-Gall and Teguidda-In-Tessoumt.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Songhai, Northern
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Tagdal [tda], Tadaksahak [dsq] of Mali, and Korandje [kcy] of Algeria.

Typology

SVO; tonal (3 tones - high, low, falling).

Language Use

Most also use Hausa [hau] (Kossmann 2007). Most also use Tawallammat Tamajaq [ttq] (Kossmann 2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tasawaq
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Shares Songhay and Tamajaq features. Muslim.