Native speakers 8,000 (1998) ISO 639-3 twq | Ethnicity Isawaghan Dialects IngelshiEmghedeshie | |
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Language family Nilo-Saharan?SonghayNorthernSawaq | ||
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.
References
Tasawaq language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA