East Chadic languages
Encyclopedia
The three dozen East Chadic languages of the Chadic family
are spoken in Chad
and Cameroon
.
, the constituent languages and language groups are:
Chadic languages
The Chadic languages constitute a language family of perhaps 200 languages spoken across northern Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic and Cameroon, belonging to the Afroasiatic phylum...
are spoken in Chad
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
and Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
.
Languages
The branches of East Chadic go either by names or by letters and numbers in an outline format. Including the language count in EthnologueEthnologue
Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International , a Christian linguistic service organization, which studies lesser-known languages, to provide the speakers with Bibles in their native language and support their efforts in language development.The Ethnologue...
, the constituent languages and language groups are:
- East Chadic A (18)
- A.1. Sumrai–MiltuSumrai–Miltu languagesThe Sumrai–Miltu languages, the East Chadic A.1 group of the Afro-Asiatic family and are spoken in Chad.-Languages:BusoSomrai–Tumak :Mire, Ndam, Somrai, TumakGadang–Miltu :Boor, Gadang, Miltu, Sarua...
(10) - A.2. Nancere–Gabri (6)
- A.3. Kwang–KeraKera languageKera is an East Chadic language spoken by 45,000 people in Southwest Chad and 6,000 people in North Cameroon.-Grammar:Kera is a subject–verb–object language, using prepositions. It uses exclusively borderline case-marking.-External links:******...
(2)
- A.1. Sumrai–Miltu
- East Chadic B (19)
- B.1. Dangla (14)
- B.2. MukuluMukulu languageMukulu is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in central Chad. The local name for the language is Gergiko . This is the name used for mother-tongue literacy materials...
(1) - B.3. Sokoro (4)