Tedaga language
Encyclopedia
The Teda language, Tedaga, belongs to the Saharan subfamily of the Nilo-Saharan
, spoken in northern Chad
and eastern Niger
by the Teda people.
Tebu is used for both the northern dialect (Teda proper) and the southern dialect (Dazaga
), but sometimes Teda is used for Tebu.
Nilo-Saharan languages
The Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed family of African languages spoken by some 50 million people, mainly in the upper parts of the Chari and Nile rivers , including historic Nubia, north of where the two tributaries of Nile meet...
, spoken in northern Chad
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
and eastern Niger
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
by the Teda people.
Tebu is used for both the northern dialect (Teda proper) and the southern dialect (Dazaga
Dazaga language
The Daza language, Dazaga, also known as Goran , is a language spoken in the Djurab desert region of Chad by the Daza people, and is part of the Saharan branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. It is said to have about 312,000 speakers. It is closely associated with the Tedaga language, spoken...
), but sometimes Teda is used for Tebu.