Dialects: Air (Northern Tagdal), Azawagh (Southern Tagdal). Tagdal lexicon is about 75%–80% Berber. Everyday vocabulary is about 50% Berber and 50% Songhay.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 26,900 (2000).
Language Use: Also use French [fra], Hausa [hau], Standard Arabic [arb], Tawallammat Tamajaq [ttq].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Low in French, lower in Arabic [arb].
Writing System: Arabic, Latin, Tifinagh (Berber)
Nation of Origin: Niger
Other Comments: Nomadic. Called Igalan (pl.), Agdal (sg.). Muslim.