Tegali (also spelled Tagale, Tegele, Tekele, Togole) is a Niger–Congo language in the Rashad family spoken in Kordofan, Sudan, in and around the town of Rashad. It is closely related to Tagoi.
| Tegali | |
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| Native to | Sudan |
| Region | Nuba Hills |
| Ethnicity | Tagale |
Native speakers | (44,000, including 8,000 Tingal, cited 1982–1984)[1][2] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ras |
| Glottolog | tega1236 |
| ELP | Tegali |
There are two varieties, Rashad or Gom (Kom, Ngakom, Kome) and Tegali proper. Ethnologue states that they are nearly identical, and they were considered a single language in Williamson & Blench 2000, but Blench ms treats them as separate languages. The erstwhile language Tingal is a dialect of Tegali.
Location
The Tegali language is spoken on two mountain ranges to the north and north-west of the Rashad village. It is also spoken in the Kordofan Province, specifically in the Nuba Hills region.
References
- ^ Tegali at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Tingal at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
External links
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