Tazadzha language

Tazadzha (dkí tázâdzhâ kṍ) is an Iliht-Gao language predominantly spoken in the southern parts of the Ayarsama alyte of Obanacia. It is currently an endangered language, with just 24,000 native speakers, mostly concentrated in the district of Bwe'tuala. It is one of the main languages of the district alongside several other languages of the Iliht-Gao languages.

Tazadzha is also spoken by some 3,950 second language speakers, mostly from other parts of the country in order to spread regional Obanacian languages. It is the most spoken language in Bwe'tuala followed by Kheqhoya, which is greatly mutually intelligible with Tazadzha. However, it is not mutually intelligible with the majority of other languages belonging to its language family, despite being a like the vast majority.

Geographic distribution
Tazadzha is predominantly spoken in the Bwe'tuala district in southern Ayarsama, with a few minority speakers in the neighboring districts of Kwalkurita and Hazagzhegh. It is spoken by the Tazadzha, who are recognized as a minority ethnic group by the Ayarsama alyte government.

Tones
Tazadzha, like most Iliht-Gao languages, is tonal. The language features two tones, and are used depending on which consonant precedes a particular vowel. A high flat tone is designated by the circumflex diacritic (◌̂) and the rising tone is designated by the acute (◌́). The high flat tone, often called the first tone, occurs in a vowel when it is preceded by a liquid or fricative consonant. But when it is preceded by a plosive or nasal consonant, the rising tone occurs instead.