Tawellemmet language
| Tawellemmet | |
|---|---|
| Tawəlləmmət | |
| Native to | Mali, Niger, Nigeria |
| Region | Sahara |
Native speakers | (801,000 cited 1998)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ttq |
| Glottolog | tawa1286 |
 Location of Tawellemmet | |
Tawellemmet (Tawəlləmmət) is the largest of the Tuareg languages in the Berber branch of the Afroasiatic family. It is usually one of two languages classed within a language called Tamajaq, the other language being Aïr Tamajeq. Tawellemmet is the language of the Iwellemmeden Tuareg. It is spoken in Mali, Niger and parts of northern Nigeria by approximately 801,000 people.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Tawellemmet at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Tamajaq, Tawallammat". Ethnologue. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
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