Teda language
Nilo-Saharan language of the east-central Sahara / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Teda language, also known as Tedaga, Todaga, Todga, or Tudaga is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Teda, a northern subgroup of the Toubou people who inhabit southern Libya, northern Chad and eastern Niger. A small number also inhabit northeastern Nigeria.[1]
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Tedaga | |
Native to | Chad, Libya, Niger[1] |
Region | BET, Kanem, Tibesti, Murzuq, Agadez |
Ethnicity | Teda |
Native speakers | 130,000 (2020–2024)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tuq |
Glottolog | teda1241 |
ELP | Tedaga |
Linguasphere | 02-BAA-aa |
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Along with the more populous southern dialect of Daza, the northern Teda dialect constitutes one of the two varieties of Tebu. However, Teda is also sometimes used for Tebu in general.