*** Welcome to piglix ***

Isawaghen

Sawaq
Tásàwàq
Native to Niger
Ethnicity Isawaghan
Native speakers
8,000 (1998)
Dialects
  • Ingelshi
  • Emghedeshie
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog tasa1240
Songhay languages.svg
Location of Songhay languages

Northwest Songhay:

  Korandje
  Tasawaq
  Tagdal

Eastern Songhay:

  Dendi
Sawaq
Person Asawagh / Ingalkoy
People Isawaghan / Ingalkoyyu
Language Tasawaq / Ingelshi

Northwest Songhay:

Eastern Songhay:

The Sawaq language, Tasawaq, sometimes also called Ingelshi, is a northern Songhay language spoken by the Issawaghan (or Ingalkoyyu), a community surrounding Ingal in Niger. A closely related variety called Emghedeshie was spoken at Agadez, but is now extinct.

Like other Northern Songhay languages, it has been strongly influenced by neighboring Tuareg languages.



...
Wikipedia

...