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Chadic (Noun)

Meaning

A family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • Chadic languages are the group that Hausa belongs to, which is spoken by over 50 million people.
  • The Chadic family of languages is unique for its extensive use of tone to distinguish meanings.
  • The majority of Chadic speakers live in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and the Central African Republic.
  • Chadic languages also exhibit complex grammatical structures, such as extensive systems of noun class and verb conjugation.
  • Chadic linguistic research has been hindered by the lack of data and documentation of many of the languages within the family.

Synonyms

  • Chad
  • Chadic Language

Hypernyms

  • Afrasian Language
  • Afrasian
  • Hamito-Semitic
  • Afroasiatic
  • Afroasiatic Language

Hyponyms

  • East Chadic
  • Masa
  • Biu-Mandara
  • West Chadic
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