Teda language

Spoken in

• Nilo-Saharan languages Saharan African languages Western group Tubu

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Tedaga is the language of the ethnic group of the Teda.

It belongs to the Saharan languages ​​within the Nilo-Saharan Sprachphylums and is spoken in Chad, Niger and Nigeria of a total of approximately 43,000 people.

The language is related to the Dazaga the Daza close, about 67 % of the vocabulary of both languages ​​are similar. Dazaga is partly used by the Tedaga speakers alongside the Arabian as a second language.

The Teda and Daza peoples are grouped under the name Tubu.