Tumak (bə̀g ɗə təmàgə́ə̀n)

Tumak is a East Chadic language spoken in the southwest of Chad, mainly in the Mandoul Region of the Moyen-Chari Prefecture. In 1993 there were about 25,200 speakers of Tumak, which is also known as Toumak, Tumag, Tummok, Tumac or Dije.

Tumak alphabet and pronunciation

Notes

Tumak has three tones. The high tone is indicated with an acute accent (á), and the low with a grave accent (à). The mid tone is not marked

Download an alphabet chart for Tumak (Excel)

Sample video in Tumak

Links

Information about Tumak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumak_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toumak
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/tmc

Chadic languages

Bade, Bana, Barein, Bole, Dangaléat, Gawar, Goemai, Hausa, Hdi, Karai-karai, Kera, Lele, Marba, Migaama, Miya, Moloko, Musey, Mwaghavul, Ngizim, Polci, Sokoro, Somrai, Tangale, Tumak, Wandala, Zulgo-Gemzek

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page last modified: 23.04.21

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