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.

Phonology

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i, iː u, uː
Mid e, eː ǝ o, oː
Open a, aː
Phonetic vowel sounds[5]
Front Central Back
Close i iː u uː
Near-close [ɪ]
Mid e eː ǝ o oː
Open-mid [ɛ ɛː] [ɐ] [ʌ] [ɔ ɔː]
Open [æ] a aː [ɑ]

Consonants

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

See also

References

  1. ^ A. Chaventré, Évolution anthropo-biologique d'une population Touarègue: les Kel Kummer et leurs apparentés, in: Volume 103 of Institut national d'études démographiques: Travaux et documents, INED 1983, pp.29-33
  2. ^ Tadaksahak at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
  3. ^ This map is based on classification from Glottolog and data from Ethnologue.
  4. ^ Ritter, Georg (2009). Wörterbuch zur Sprache und Kultur der Twareg II Deutsch-Twareg. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. p. 735.
  5. ^ Christiansen, (2010)


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadaksahak
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