Tese language

Tese
Tese
Keiga Jirru
T̪ɛséʔ
Native to	Sudan
Region	Nuba Hills
Native speakers	(1,400 with Keiga Jirru, cited 1971)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic? Southern Eastern? Temein Tese; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	keg (shared with Keiga Jirru)
Glottolog	tese1238
ELP	Tese
	Tese is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger .

Last updated November 01, 2025

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

Ethnologue lists Keiga Jirru as an alternate name.

References

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

Temein languages ^{[ permanent dead link ]} (Roger Blench 2007)

External links

Tese basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database

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[e18-1] Tese at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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