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Eastern Sudanic language

Tese
Keiga Jirru
T̪ɛséʔ
Native to	Sudan
Region	Nuba Hills
Native speakers	(1,400 with Keiga Jirru, cited 1971)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic? Southern Eastern? Temein Tese
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`keg` (shared with Keiga Jirru)
Glottolog	`tese1238`
ELP	Tese
Tese is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Tese (Teisei) is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken in the Nuba Hills of Sudan.

Ethnologue lists Keiga Jirru as an alternate name.

References

Official languages

Indigenous
languages

Nilo-Saharan	Afitti Amdang Berta Birgid Northern Burun Southern Burun Dair Daza Dilling Dinka Dongolawi El Hugeirat Fadashi Fur Ghulfan Gule Gumuz Haraza Kadallu Kadaru Kadugli Kanga Karko Keiga Keiga Jirru Kelo–Beni Sheko Komo Krongo Maba Mararit Masalit Midob Miisiirii Molo Old Nubian Nobiin Nyimang Sillok Sungor Tama Temein Tese Tulishi Tumtum Uduk Undu Wali Yulu Zaghawa Bidayat
Niger-Congo	Acheron Amira Dagik Dengebu Fungor Heiban Katla Koalib Laro Logol Lumun Moro Nding Ngile Otoro Shwai Tagoi Talodi Tegali Tegem Tima Tiro Tocho Torona Warnang
Afroasiatic	Beja Ganza Hausa Tigre
Other	Domari Kujargé Meroitic Sudanese sign languages

Other languages

Main foreign languages

Birgid Dongolawi Kenzi Midob Nobiin Old Nubian
Hill Nubian	Dair Dilling El Hugeirat Ghulfan Haraza Kadaru Karko Wali

Nara

North	Majang
Southeast	Kwegu Meʼen Mursi Suri
Southwest	Baale Didinga Murle Laarim Tennet

Eastern	Logorik Shatt
Western	Beigo Daju Mongo Nyolge Nyala Sila

Large group listed below

Bari	Bari Kuku Mandari
Teso–Turkana	Karamojong Teso Toposa Turkana Nyangatom
Lotuko	Dongotono Lango (South Sudan) Lokoya Lopit Otuho
Ongamo–Maa	Maasai Ngasa Samburu Camus

Dinka–Nuer

Northern	Anuak Belanda Bor Jur Päri Shilluk Thuri
Southern	Southern Luo Acholi Adhola Alur Dholuo Kumam Lango (Uganda)

Elgon	Kupsabiny Sabaot
Nandi–Markweta	Keiyo Kipsigis Markwet Naandi Terik Tugen
Okiek–Mosiro	Ogiek
Pökoot	Pökoot

Omotik–Datooga

Italics indicate extinct languages

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