Tetserret language
| Tetserret | |
|---|---|
| Tin Sert | |
| Tətsərret | |
| Native to | Niger |
| Region | Sahara |
| Ethnicity | Ait-Awari |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2017) |
| Unwritten | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tez |
| Glottolog | tets1235 |
| ELP | Tetserret |
Tetserret is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Tetserret (Tin-Sert) is a Western Berber language spoken by the Ait-Awari and Kel Eghlal Tuareg tribes of the Akoubounou (Akabinu) commune in Niger. This main speech area is located between Abalak, Akoubounou and Shadwanka. The variant spoken by the Kel Eghlal is called taməsəɣlalt. The Tamasheq equivalent šin-sart / šin-sar / tin-sar is used in some older literature. Popular understanding among some Ait-Awari derives the name tet-serret, and its Tamasheq equivalent šin-sart, from expressions meaning 'the (language) of Sirte'.