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A Grammar of Tadaksahak – Introduction
A Grammar of Tadaksahak a Northern Songhay Language of Mali by Regula Christiansen-Bolli. PhD thesis, Leiden University, 2010.
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 General information
1.1.1 Location: Tadaksahak is spoken by the Idaksahak, a nomadic group in the 'cercle de Menaka' and northern 'cercle d'Ansongo', Republic of Mali (between 0°-4°E and around 16°N).
1.1.2 Classification: Northern Songhay, heavily influenced by Tuareg (Berber).
1.1.3 Name: Tadaksahak (self-designation); also Dausahaq, etc.
1.2 History and Geography: Idaksahak claim origin from Morocco/the North; part of Tuareg society as herdsmen and marabouts.
1.3 Earlier studies: Lacroix (1968), Nicolai (1979-1981), Christiansen & Christiansen (2007).
1.4 Dialects: About 31,800 speakers; caste divisions (free, craftsmen, captives). Dialectal variations in Tamalet, Talatayt, Infukaraytan.
1.5 Fieldwork: 1992-2002 in Menaka area.
1.6 Acknowledgements.
Keywords : Tadaksahak Idaksahak Northern Songhay Mali Menaka Tuareg introduction dialects
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5 Introduction 1.3 Earlier studies Pierre-Francis Lacroix was the first to mention Tadaksahak in linguistic literature, together with related languages. They were referred to as “mixed languages” because of the evidence of strong influence from Tamasheq (Lacroix 1968). Further studies include the phonological sketch in Nicolaï (1979) and Nicolaï (1980) as well as the description of verb derivation in Christiansen & Christiansen (2007). In his extensive study of Songhay langua …
Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 22
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Introduction 7 from “Radio Rurale de Menaka”. The lexical data base was worked over twice in its entirety, once in the summer 2000 in Gao with the late Moussa ag Mohammed from Menaka, then agent of the Service des Eaux et Forêts and a second time in the fall 2002 in Menaka with Hadmahammed ag Mohammed, known as Ḥabǝlla, originally from Ḥariya, now headmaster of the school in Inkiringia. The textual transcriptions, based on tapes from other speakers, were made in collaboration …
Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 24
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… ds for both: always to distinguish what the documents say, what researchers say about them, and what the author concludes. 1. A Question, a Method Where do the Idaksahak come from — “those of Ishaq”, a people of the Ménaka region (Mali) and the Azawagh (Niger), whose language, Tadaksahak, belongs to Northern Songhay? Tuareg and Songhay neighbours, Kunta scholars, colonial administrators, linguists and Idaksahak families have each given their answer. Those answers contradict o …
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44 Références bibliographies Ag Abdoussalam Mahamadou, 2021, Pratiques langagières des étudiants idaksahak entre unité socioculturel et différences linguistiques. Mémoire de master, Université Badji Mokhtar-Annaba, Algérie. Ag Agouzoum Alou, 2019, Éléments de description phonologique et morphologique du tamasheq, dialecte standard du Mali en vue de son utilisation à l’école dans un contexte bilingue. Thèse de Doctorat, INALCO, Paris, France. Ag Agouzoum Alou, 2019, Étude cont …