Languages of Chad
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Chad has two official languages, French and Modern Standard Arabic, and over 120 indigenous languages. A vernacular version of Arabic, Chadian Arabic, is the lingua franca.[citation needed] Of the two official languages, French has the most speakers in Chad (though Chadian Arabic has more speakers in Chad than both French and Standard Arabic) [1]. Chad submitted an application to join the Arab League as a member state on 25 March 2014, which is still pending.[1]
Chadian Sign Language is actually Nigerian Sign Language, a dialect of American Sign Language; Andrew Foster introduced ASL in the 1960s, and Chadian teachers for the deaf train in Nigeria.
Niger–Congo languages
Nilo-Saharan languages
- Maban languages
- Fur languages
- Saharan languages
- Bongo–Bagirmi languages (Central Sudanic)
- Sinyar
- Eastern Sudanic languages
Afro-Asiatic languages
(Ethnologue lists 54 Chadic languages in Chad altogether, many of them small.)
Creole languages
Unclassified languages
- Laal (749, SIL 2000)
Lul Language (Lul)
Löl Language (Löl)
References
- ^ Middle East Monitor: South Sudan and Chad apply to join the Arab League, 12 April 2014, retrieved 6 May 2017
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