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The Chadic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family that is spoken in parts of the Sahel. They include 150 languages spoken across northern Nigeria, southern Niger, southern Chad, Central African Republic and northern Cameroon. The most widely spoken Chadic language is Hausa, a lingua franca of much of inland West Africa. ==Composition== Newman (1977) classified the languages into the four groups which have been accepted in all subsequent literature. Further subbranching, however, has not been as robust; Blench (2006), for example, only accepts the A/B bifurcation of East Chadic.〔Blench, 2006. (The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List ) (ms)〕 *West Chadic. Two branches, which include :(A) the Hausa, Ron, Bole, and Angas languages; and :(B) the Bade, Warji, and Zaar languages. *Biu–Mandara (Central Chadic). Three branches, which include :(A) the Bura, Kamwe, and Bata languages, among other groups; :(B) the Buduma and Musgu languages; and :(C) Gidar *East Chadic. Two branches, which include :(A) the Tumak, Nancere, and Kera languages; and :(B) the Dangaléat, Mukulu, and Sokoro languages *Masa 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chadic languages」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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