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West Chadic languages

Index West Chadic languages

The West Chadic languages of the Afro-Asiatic family are spoken principally in Niger and Nigeria. [1]

82 relations: Afroasiatic languages, Ajawa language, Auyokawa language, Ɓeele language, Ɗuwai language, Bade language, Belneng language, Boghom language, Bole language, Bure language, Cakfem-Mushere language, Chadic languages, Chakato language, Ciwogai language, Dass language, Dazawa language, Deno language, Diri language, Duhwa language, Fyer language, Galambu language, Geji language, Gera language, Geruma language, Giiwo language, Goemai language, Guruntum language, Gwandara language, Hausa language, Jibyal language, Jimi language (Nigeria), Ju language (Chadic), Kanakuru language, Karekare language, Kariya language, Kholok language, Kir-Balar language, Koenoem language, Kofyar language, Kubi language, Kulere language, Kushi language, Kutto language, Kwaami language, Maaka language, Mangas language, Mburku language, Miship language, Miya language, Montol language, ..., Mundat language, Mwaghavul language, Ngamo language, Ngas language, Ngizim language, Niger, Nigeria, Nteng language, Nyam language, Pa'a language, Pali language (Chadic), Pero language, Piya language, Poki language, Polci language, Pyapun language, Ron language, Saya language, Sha language, Siri language, Tal language, Tala language, Tambas language, Tangale language, Teshenawa language, Warji language, West Africa, Yiwom language, Zangwal language, Zari language, Zeem language, Zumbun language. Expand index (32 more) »

Afroasiatic languages

Afroasiatic (Afro-Asiatic), also known as Afrasian and traditionally as Hamito-Semitic (Chamito-Semitic) or Semito-Hamitic, is a large language family of about 300 languages and dialects.

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Ajawa language

Ajawa is an extinct Afro-Asiatic language formerly spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Auyokawa language

Auyokawa is an extinct Afro-Asiatic language formerly spoken in Jigawa State, Nigeria.

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Ɓeele language

Ɓeele (also known as Bele, Àbéélé, Bellawa) is an endangered Afro-Asiatic language spoken in a few villages in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Ɗuwai language

Ɗuwai (Dó:aí) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Jigawa and Kano States, Nigeria.

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Bade language

Bade (also spelled Bede, Bedde, or Bode) is a West Chadic language spoken by the Bade people in Yobe State and Jigawa State, Nigeria.

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Belneng language

Bəlnəŋ (Belneng) is a West Chadic language of Plateau State, Nigeria closely related to Angas.

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Boghom language

Boghom (also known as Bogghom, Bohom, Burom, Burum, Burrum,the hausa people calling them to. Burmawa, Borrom, Boghorom, Bokiyim) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the majority of people in Kanam local government of Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Bole language

Bole (also known as Bolanchi, Ampika, Borpika, Bolewa, Bolawa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.

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Bure language

Bure, also known as Bubbure, is an Afro-Asiatic language belonging to the Bole-Tangale group of the West branch of the Chadic family.

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Cakfem-Mushere language

Cakfem-Mushere is an Afro-Asiatic language cluster spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Chadic languages

The Chadic languages form a branch of the Afroasiatic language family.

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Chakato language

Chakato is a West Chadic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Ciwogai language

Ciwogai (Tsagu) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Dass language

Dass (also known as Barawa) is an Afro-Asiatic dialect cluster spoken in Bauchi State and Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Dazawa language

Daza (also known as Dazawa) is an alleged but unattested Afro-Asiatic language allegedly spoken in a few villages of Darazo LGA, Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Deno language

Deno (also known as Denawa, Denwa, Be) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.

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Diri language

Diri (Diryawa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Duhwa language

Duhwa, or Karfa (also Kerifa, Nzuhwi) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nasarawa State, Nigeria.

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Fyer language

Fyer (also known as Fier) is a West Chadic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Galambu language

Galambu (also known as Galambi, Galambe, Galembi) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.

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Geji language

Geji (Gezawa) is a minor Chadic dialect cluster of Nigeria.

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Gera language

Gera (also known as Gerawa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.

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Geruma language

Geruma (also known as Gerema, Germa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.

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Giiwo language

Giiwo (also known as Bu Giiwo, Kirfi, Kirifi, Kirifawa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.

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Goemai language

Goemai is an Afro-Asiatic (Chadic, West Chadic A) language spoken in the Plateau state of Central Nigeria by approximately 200,000 people.

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Guruntum language

Guruntum is a Chadic language spoken in Bauchi and Alkaleri LGAs, Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Gwandara language

Gwandara is a West Chadic language, and the closest relative of Hausa.

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Hausa language

Hausa (Yaren Hausa or Harshen Hausa) is the Chadic language (a branch of the Afroasiatic language family) with the largest number of speakers, spoken as a first language by some 27 million people, and as a second language by another 20 million.

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Jibyal language

Jibyal (also known as Ankwey, a former name for the Goemai people) is a West Chadic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Jimi language (Nigeria)

Jimi (also known as Bi-Gimu) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Jimi village in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Ju language (Chadic)

Ju is a minor Chadic language of Nigeria.

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Kanakuru language

Dera, or Kanakuru, is a West Chadic language of Nigeria.

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Karekare language

Karekare (also known as Karaikarai, Karai Karai, Kerekere, Kerrikerri) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State and Yobe State with settlements in Kukar-Gadu, Dagare, Maje, Postiskum, Fika, Nangere, Dambam, Dambe and Japan Nigeria.

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Kariya language

Kariya, or Vinahə, is an Afroasiatic language spoken in a single village of Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Kholok language

Kholok (also known as Kode, Koode, Kwoode, Pia, Pitiko, Widala, Wurkum) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.

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Kir-Balar language

Kir-Balar (also known as Kir, Kirr) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Kir Bengbet and Kir Bajang’le villages, Bauchi LGA Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Koenoem language

Koenoem is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Kofyar language

Kofyar is an Afro-Asiatic dialect cluster spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Kubi language

Kubi (also known as Kuba, Kubawa) is an extinct Afro-Asiatic language formerly spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Kulere language

Kulere (also known as Tof, Korom Boye, Akandi, Akande, Kande) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Kushi language

Kushi, also Goji or Chong'e, is a West Chadic language of Nigeria.

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Kutto language

Kúttò (Kupto) is a minor West Chadic language of Nigeria.

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Kwaami language

The Kwaami language, also known as Komawa, Kwam, Kwamanchi, Kwami, or Kwom, is a West Chadic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria, near the city of Gombe.

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Maaka language

Maaka (also known as Maha, Maka, Maga, Magha) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.

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Mangas language

Mangas is an endangered Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Mangas town in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Mburku language

Mburku is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Miship language

Miship, or Chip, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Miya language

Miya (Miyawa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Montol language

Montol is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Mundat language

Mundat is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria in the Mundat village of Bokkos LGA.

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Mwaghavul language

Mwaghavul (also known as Mupun and Sura) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Ngamo language

Ngamo (also known as Ngamawa, Gamo, Gamawa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.

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Ngas language

Ngas, or Angas, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Ngizim language

Ngizim (also known as Ngizmawa, Ngezzim, Ngódṣin) is a Chadic language spoken by the Ngizim people in Yobe State, Nigeria.

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Niger

Niger, also called the Niger officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa named after the Niger River.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.

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Nteng language

Nteng is a West Chadic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Nyam language

Nyam (also known as Nyambolo) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in one village in Nigeria.

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Pa'a language

Pa'a, also known as Afa (Afawa), is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Pali language (Chadic)

Pali is a West Chadic language of Nigeria.

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Pero language

Pero, also known as Filaya, is a West Chadic language of Nigeria.

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Piya language

Piya-Kwonci (Piya, Pia) is a minor West Chadic language of Nigeria.

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Poki language

Poki is an unclassified West Chadic language of Bauchi State, Nigeria mentioned in Campbell & Hoskison (1972).

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Polci language

Polci (Pəlci, Posə) is an Afro-Asiatic language of Nigeria.

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Pyapun language

Pyapun is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Ron language

Ron (also known as Challa, Chala) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Saya language

Saya (Sayanci) is a Chadic dialect cluster of Nigeria.

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Sha language

Sha is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Siri language

Siri (Sirawa) is a highly endangered Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State.

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Tal language

Tal is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Tala language

Tala is a minor Chadic language of Nigeria.

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Tambas language

Tambas (also known as Tambes, Tembis) is a West Chadic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Tangale language

Tangale (Tangle) is a West Chadic language spoken in Northern region of Nigeria.

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Teshenawa language

Teshenawa is an extinct Afro-Asiatic language formerly spoken in Jigawa State, Nigeria.

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Warji language

Warji (Warjawa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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West Africa

West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.

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Yiwom language

Yiwom (Ywom), also known as Gerka or Gerkawa by the Hausa, is a Chadic (Afro-Asiatic) language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Zangwal language

Zangwal (also known as Twar or Zwangal) is an endangered language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

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Zari language

Zari (Zariwa) is an extinct Chadic dialect cluster of Nigeria.

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Zeem language

Zeem, or Chaari, is an endangered Chadic dialect cluster of Nigeria, whose speakers are shifting to Hausa.

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Zumbun language

Zumbun (also rendered Jimbin, Jimbinawa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria, in Jimbim settlement, Darazo LGA.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Chadic_languages

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