TUQ ISO 639-3
Tedaga
Tudaga Autonym
A language of Chad
- ISO 639
- tuq
- Alternate Names
- Tebou, Tebu, Teda, Teda-Daza, Tibbu, Toda, Todaga, Todga, Toubou, Tubu, Tuda
- Autonym
- Tudaga
- Population
- 28,500 in Chad (1993 census). Total users in all countries: 57,690.
- Location:
- Borkou, Ennedi-Ouest, and Kanem regions; Tibesti region: Bardai area; all in far north desert.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Nilo-Saharan, Saharan, Western, Tebu
- Language Use
- Most also use Dazaga [dzg], at low level of proficiency. Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
- Language Development
- Grammar. Texts.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Tedaga
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Many separate groups. Seminomadic. Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Murzuq district: Al Katrun and Maknusa; southwest border area.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened) View other languages of Libya
Language Name
Tedaga
User Population
2,690 in Libya (2020).
- Location
- Agadez region: Bilma department; Diffa region: N’guigmi department.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Seminomadic. Muslim. View other languages of Niger
Language Name
Tedaga
User Population
24,500 in Niger (2019).
- Location
- Borno state: northeast LGAs. A few villages.
- Dialects
- Kecherda.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of Nigeria
Language Name
Tedaga
User Population
2,000 in Nigeria (Blench and Zeitlyn 1990).
Map
Location: Borkou, Ennedi-Ouest, and Kanem regions; Tibesti region: Bardai area; all in far north desert.
Size and Vitality
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