Tasawaq language
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Tasawaq language, 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
.
Songhay languages
The Songhay, Songhai, or Songai languages are a group of closely related languages/dialects centered on the middle stretches of the Niger River in the west African states of Mali, Niger, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Nigeria. They have been widely used as a lingua franca in that region ever since the...
language spoken by the Issawaghan (or Ingalkoyyu) a community surrounding Ingal in Niger. A closely related variety called Emghedeshie was spoken at Agadez
Agadez
-Sources:* Aboubacar Adamou. "Agadez et sa région. Contribution à l'étude du Sahel et du Sahara nigériens", Études nigériennes, n°44, , 358 p.* Julien Brachet. Migrations transsahariennes. Vers un désert cosmopolite et morcelé . Paris: Le Croquant, , 324 p. ISBN : 978-2-91496865-2.*. Saudi Aaramco...
, but is now extinct.
Like other Northern Songhay languages, it has been strongly influenced by neighboring Tuareg languages
Tuareg languages
Tuareg is a Berber language or family of very closely related languages and dialects spoken by the Tuareg Berbers, in large parts of Mali, Niger, Algeria, Libya and Burkina Faso, with a few speakers, the Kinnin, in Chad.- Description :Other Berber languages and Tamashaq are quite mutually...
.