Chadian Arabic
E62800
Chadian Arabic is a variety of Arabic spoken primarily in Chad and neighboring regions, characterized by its distinct phonology and vocabulary while remaining mutually intelligible with other Sudanic Arabic dialects.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic dialect
ⓘ
spoken language ⓘ variety of Arabic ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Sudanese Arabic
ⓘ
surface form:
Baggara Arabic
Shua Arabic ⓘ Shuwa Arabic ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Sudanese Arabic
ⓘ
surface form:
Darfur Arabic
Sudanese Arabic ⓘ |
| dialectGroup |
Sudanese Arabic
ⓘ
surface form:
Sudanic Arabic
|
| hasDialectContinuumWith | Sudanic Arabic belt ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinct phonology compared to other Arabic dialects
ⓘ
distinct vocabulary compared to other Arabic dialects ⓘ influenced by local African languages ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalInfluenceFrom | Sub-Saharan African languages ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | developed from Arabic varieties brought by migrating Arab pastoralists ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | shu ⓘ |
| isSpokenAsSecondLanguageBy | many non-Arab ethnic groups in Chad ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Semitic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Afroasiatic languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Arabic ⓘ |
| languageStatus | widely spoken vernacular in Chad ⓘ |
| languageSubbranch | Central Semitic languages ⓘ |
| lexicalFeature |
loanwords from Fulfulde
ⓘ
loanwords from Kanuri ⓘ loanwords from local Chadic languages ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Sudanic Arabic zone ⓘ |
| mutuallyIntelligibleWith | other Sudanic Arabic dialects ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature | reduction of some Classical Arabic consonant contrasts ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | interethnic communication in Chad ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Lake Chad basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Chad region
|
| spokenBy | both nomadic and sedentary populations ⓘ |
| spokenInCountry |
Cameroon
ⓘ
Chad ⓘ Niger ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Sudan ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion |
Central Africa
ⓘ
Sahel ⓘ |
| typicalWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca in Chad ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bedouin communities
ⓘ
surface form:
Baggara Arab communities
Arabs ⓘ
surface form:
Shuwa Arab communities
|
| writingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.