Alternate Names: Daosahaq, Daoussahaq, Daoussak, Dausahaq, Dawsahaq
Dialects: No major dialects. Closely related to Tagdal , (Niger), Tasawaq , (Niger), and Korandje , (Algeria). Northern Songhay Languages share features from Songhay languages and Tamasheq ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 100,000 in Mali (2007 M. Almaki), increasing. Population total all countries: 101,800. 70,000 youth are monolingual.
Language Use: Vigorous. All ages. Positive attitudes. Some also use Tamasheq [taq], although women and children in isolated encampments understand very little.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 0% (2007 M. Almaki). Literacy rate in L2: 0% (2007 M. Almaki).
Typology: SVO; stress system.
Writing System: Arabic, Latin
Nation of Origin: Mali
Other Comments: Shares culture with Tamasheq ,.