Dazaga | Ethnologue

A language of Chad

ISO 639: dzg
Alternate Names: Dasa, Daza, Dazza, Gorane, Teda-Daza, Tubu
Autonym: Dazaga
Population: 606,000 in Chad (2019). Total users in all countries: 692,400.
Location:: Barh el Gazel, Batha, Borkou, Ennedi-Ouest, Hadjer-Lamis, Kanem, Lac, Wadi Fira regions.
Language Status: 3 (Wider communication).
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Saharan, Western, Tebu
Dialects: Reportedly similar to Tedaga [tuq]. The Azzaga dialect, the speech of the Azza, a caste division, is different from Dazaga. Its relation to Dazaga and speech of the Azza among the Teda is not known.
Language Use: Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu]. Used as L2 by Tedaga [tuq].
Language Development: Literature. Newspapers. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 2006.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Dazaga
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Niger

Location: Diffa region: N’guigmi department, east near Chadian border; Zinder region: Goure department.
Dialects: Kashirda, Azzaga.
Language Status: 5 (Dispersed)
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Barh el Gazel, Batha, Borkou, Ennedi-Ouest, Hadjer-Lamis, Kanem, Lac, Wadi Fira regions.