West Chadic
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West Chadic is a major branch of the Chadic languages within the Afroasiatic family, encompassing languages such as Hausa spoken primarily in West Africa.
Aliases (2)
- West Chadic A ×1
- West Chadic B ×1
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language branch
→
subgroup of Chadic languages → |
| geographicDistribution |
Cameroon
→
Chad → Niger → Nigeria → West Africa → |
| hasMajorLanguage |
Angas
→
Bade → Barawa → Bole → Bura-Pabir → Dass → Duwai → Gera → Goemai → Guruntum → Hausa → Hona → Karekare → Kirfi → Miya → Mupun → Mwaghavul → Ngamo → Ngizim → Pa’a → Pero → Ron → Sayanci → Tangale → Tera → Warji → Zaar → |
| hasSubgroup |
Angas–Sura subgroup
→
Bole–Tangale subgroup → Hausa subgroup → Ron subgroup → West Chadic A → West Chadic B → |
| hasWritingSystemForMajorLanguage |
Arabic script
→
Latin script → |
| languageFamily |
Afroasiatic
→
Chadic → |
| notableLanguageWithMostSpeakers |
Hausa
→
|
| partOf |
Afroasiatic languages
→
Chadic languages → |
| region |
Sahel
→
Savanna belt of West Africa → |
| subclassOf |
Afroasiatic language branch
→
Chadic language branch → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
West Chadic
("West Chadic A")
→
West Chadic ("West Chadic B") → |
hasSubgroup |
|
Hausa
→
|
subfamily |