Teke-Tege

TEG

vigorous

Alternate Names: Iteghe, Katege, Keteghe, Ketego, Latege, Northern Teke, Tege-Kali, Teghe, Teke

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 81% with Ombamba ,, 79% with Kukuya ,, 77% with Ngungwel ,, 76% with Eboo ,, 75% with Tyee ,, 74% with Mbere ,, 73% with Laali , and Tsaayi ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Northwest
B
Teke (B.71)

Demographics: 90,000 in Gabon (2011 SIL). Population total all countries: 139,300. 22,500 monolinguals.

Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use French [fra], mostly for official purposes; younger people sometimes mix French with Teke-Tege.

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 60%.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Gabon

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.