Tadaksahak

Tadaksahak
Tadaksahak
Tadáksahak
Native to	Mali, Niger
Ethnicity	Dawsahak
Native speakers	170,000 (2022)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Songhay Northern Tadaksahak; ; ;
Writing system	Arabic script ; Latin alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dsq
Glottolog	tada1238
	Location of Songhay languages; Northwest Songhay: Korandje Koyra Chiini Tadaksahak Tasawaq Tagdal Eastern Songhay: Tondi Songway Kiini Humburi Senni Koyraboro Senni Zarma language Songhoyboro Ciine Dendi
	This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.

Tadaksahak (also Daoussahak, Dausahaq and other spellings, after the Tuareg name for its speakers, Dăwsăhak)^[4] 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.

NativetoMali, Niger^[1]

EthnicityDawsahak

Native speakers

170,000 (2022)^[2]

Quick facts Native to, Ethnicity ...

Close

PeopleIdaksahak

LanguageTadáksahak

Quick facts People, Language ...

Close

		Labial	Alveolar		Post- alveolar	Velar	Uvular	Pharyngeal	Glottal
		Labial	plain	pharyngealized	Post- alveolar	Velar	Uvular	Pharyngeal	Glottal
Nasal		m	n	nˤ		ŋ
Plosive/ Affricate	voiceless		t	tˤ	tʃ	k	q
Plosive/ Affricate	voiced	b	d	dˤ	dʒ	ɡ
Fricative	voiceless	f	s	sˤ	ʃ	x		ħ	h
Fricative	voiced		z	zˤ	ʒ	ɣ		ʕ
Approximant			l	lˤ	j	w
Flap			ɾ	ɾˤ

Phonology

Tadaksahak
Tadáksahak
Native to	Mali, Niger^[1]
Ethnicity	Dawsahak
Native speakers	170,000 (2022)^[2]
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Songhay Northern Tadaksahak
Writing system	Arabic script Latin alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`dsq`
Glottolog	`tada1238`
Location of Songhay languages^[3] Northwest Songhay: Korandje Koyra Chiini Tadaksahak Tasawaq Tagdal Eastern Songhay: Tondi Songway Kiini Humburi Senni Koyraboro Senni Zarma language Songhoyboro Ciine Dendi
This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.