Chadic

/ˈtʃædɪk/
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Definitions of Chadic
  1. noun
    a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa
    synonyms: Chad, Chadic language
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    West Chadic
    a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member
    Biu-Mandara
    a group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad
    East Chadic
    a group of Chadic languages spoken in Chad
    Masa
    an independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages
    Hausa, Haussa
    the chief member of the Chadic family of Afroasiatic languages; widely used as a trading language
    Bolanci, Bole
    a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa
    Angas
    a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa
    Bokkos, Daffo, Ron
    a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
    Bade
    a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
    Warji
    a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
    Sayanci, Zaar
    a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
    Pidlimdi, Tera, Yamaltu
    a three-tone Chadic language
    Bura, Pabir
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Higi, Kapsiki
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Mandara, Wandala
    a Chadic language spoken in the Mandara mountains in Cameroon; has only two vowels
    Mafa, Matakam
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Sukur
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Daba, Kola, Musgoi
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Bata
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Kotoko
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Mulwi, Munjuk, Musgu
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Gidar
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Sibine, Somrai
    a Chadic language spoken in Chad
    Nancere
    a Chadic language spoken in Chad
    Kera
    a Chadic language spoken in Chad
    Dangaleat, Dangla
    a Chadic language spoken in Chad; uses seven vowels plus differences in vowel length
    Mokulu
    a Chadic language spoken in Chad
    Sokoro
    a Chadic language spoken in Chad
    type of:
    Afrasian, Afrasian language, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic, Afroasiatic language, Hamito-Semitic
    a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
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