Teda language explained

Teda
Nativename:Tedaga
States:Chad, Libya, Niger
Region:BET, Kanem, Tibesti, Murzuq, Agadez
Ethnicity:Teda
Date:2020–2024
Ref:e27
Script:Latin
Familycolor:Nilo-Saharan
Fam2:Saharan
Fam3:Western
Fam4:Tebu
Iso3:tuq
Glotto:teda1241
Glottorefname:Tedaga
Map:Toubou map.svg
Lingua:02-BAA-aa

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.

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.

Phonology

Consonants

!! Labial !! Alveolar !! Post-
alveolar
!! Palatal !! Velar !! Glottal
voicelesspronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
voicedpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Nasalpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
voicelesspronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
voicedpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Approximantpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/

Vowels

Vowels! !! Front !! Central !! Back
Closepronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Near-closepronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Close-midpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Midpronounced as /ink/
Open-midpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Openpronounced as /ink/

References