West Chadic languages
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West Chadic | |
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Geographic distribution: |
Nigeria, Niger |
Linguistic classification: | Afro-Asiatic
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Subdivisions: |
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Glottolog: | west2785[1] |
![]() West Chadic per Newman (1977)
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The West Chadic languages of the Afro-Asiatic family are spoken principally in Niger and Nigeria. They include Hausa, the most populous Chadic language and the major language of West Africa.
Languages
The branches of West Chadic go either by names or by letters and numbers in an outline format.[2]
- Hausa (A.1): Hausa, Gwandara
- Bole–Angas
- Bade–Warji
- Barawa (B.3), South Bauchi
In addition, Poki is unclassified within West Chadic.
Notes
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- ↑ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
References
- West Chadic resources at africanlanguages.org
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