West Chadic languages
Appearance
West Chadic | |
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Geographic distribution | Nigeria, Niger |
Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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Glottolog | west2785 |
![]() 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 a major language of West Africa.
Languages
The branches of West Chadic go either by names or by letters and numbers in an outline format.[1]
- Hausa (A.1): Hausa, Gwandara
- Bole–Angas
- Bole (Bole–Tangale) (A.2)
- Angas (A.3)[2]
- Ngasic: Ngas (Angas), Bəlnəŋ (Belneng)
- Mwaghavulic: Mwaghavul, Mupun (Mapun), Takas (Toos), Cakfem-Mushere
- Miship (Chip)
- Pan cluster: Jipal, Mernyang (Mirriam), Kwagallak, Kofyar (Doemak), Bwol, Goram, Jibyal
- Nteng
- Tel (Tɛɛl, Montol)
- Talic: Tal, Pyapun, Koenoem
- Goemaic: Goemai, Chakato, Jorto (spurious)
- Yiwom (Gerka)[2]
- Ron (A.4): Fyer, Tambas, Bokkos, Daffo-Butura, Shagawu, Duhwa (Karfa), Kulere, Mundat, Sha
- Bade–Warji
- Barawa (B.3), South Bauchi
In addition, Poki is unclassified within West Chadic.
Notes
- ^ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
- ^ a b Blench, Roger. 2017. Current research on the A3 West Chadic languages.
References
- West Chadic resources at africanlanguages.org