Tetserret

A language of Niger

ISO 639: tez
Alternate Names: Chinsart, Tin Sert
Population: 2,000 (2017 I. Maddieson).
Location:: Tahoua region: Abalak department, Azawagh valley between Abalak, Shadwanka and Akoubounou south of the Aîr massif.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Zenaga
Dialects: None known. Most closely related to Zenaga [zen].
Language Use: Home, religion. Some young people, all adults. Also use Tayart Tamajeq [thz], with some youth shifting.
Language Development: Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tetserret
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Spoken by the Ayttawari Seslem and Kel Eghlal n Enniger tribes (2017 I. Maddieson).

Location: Tahoua region: Abalak department, Azawagh valley between Abalak, Shadwanka and Akoubounou south of the Aîr massif.