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Also known as Dawsahak, Daoussahak, Dausahaq, Tadaksahak language

Tadaksahak (also Daoussahak, Dausahaq and other spellings, after the Tuareg name for its speakers, Dăwsăhak) is a Songhay language spoken by the pastoralist Idaksahak of the Ménaka Region and Gao Region of Mali. Its phonology, verb morphology and vocabulary has been strongly influenced by the neighbouring Tuareg languages, Tamasheq and Tamajaq.

Key facts

Language.iso3
dsq
Language.name
Tadaksahak
Language.states
Mali, Niger
Language.ethnicity
Dawsahak
Language.script
Arabic script Latin alphabet
Language.date
2022
Language.ref
e26
Language.familycolor
Nilo-Saharan
Language.fam2
Songhay
Language.fam3
Northern
Language.glotto
tada1238
Language.glottorefname
Tadaksahak
Language.notice
IPA
Language.map
Songhay languages.svg
Language.mapcaption
Location of Songhay languages Northwest Songhay: Eastern Songhay:

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Phonology
  • Vowels
  • Consonants
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References

Tadaksahak (also Daoussahak, Dausahaq and other spellings, after the Tuareg name for its speakers, Dăwsăhak) is a Songhay language spoken by the pastoralist Idaksahak of the Ménaka Region and Gao Region of Mali. Its phonology, verb morphology and vocabulary has been strongly influenced by the neighbouring Tuareg languages, Tamasheq and Tamajaq.

==Phonology==

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