| Sawaq | |
|---|---|
| Tásàwàq | |
| Spoken in | Niger |
| Ethnicity | Isawaghan |
| Native speakers | 8,000 (1998) |
| Language family | |
| Dialects |
Ingelshi
Emghedeshie
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | twq |
| Tasawaq | |
| person | Asawagh / Ingalkoy |
| people | Isawaghan / Ingalkoyyu |
| language | Tasawaq / Ingelshi |
The Sawaq language, Tasawaq, sometimes also called Ingelshi, is a northern Songhay language spoken by the Issawaghan (or Ingalkoyyu), a community surrounding Ingal in Niger.[1][2] A closely related variety called Emghedeshie was spoken at Agadez, but is now extinct.
Like other Northern Songhay languages, it has been strongly influenced by neighboring Tuareg languages.