Tadaksahak (also Daoussahak, Dausahaq and other spellings, after the Tuareg name for its speakers, Dăwsăhak) 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 +Phonemic vowels Front Central Back Close , , Mid , , Open ,
+Phonetic vowelsFrontCentralBackClose Near-closeMid Open-mid [ Open
Consonants +Phonemic consonants Labial AlveolarPost-alveolar Velar UvularPharyngeal Glottalplainpharyngealized Nasal Plosive/AffricatevoicelessvoicedFricativevoicelessvoicedApproximantFlap
See also Tadaksahak word list (Wiktionary)
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