Tese language

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Tese
Keiga Jirru
T̪ɛséʔ
Native to Sudan
Region Nuba Hills
Native speakers
(1,400 with Keiga Jirru, cited 1971) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 keg (shared with Keiga Jirru)
Glottolog tese1238
ELP Tese
Lang Status 20-CR.svg
Tese is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Tese (Teisei) is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken in the Nuba Hills of Sudan.

Ethnologue lists Keiga Jirru as an alternate name.

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References

  1. Tese at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)