West Chadic | |
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Geographic distribution: |
Nigeria, Niger |
Linguistic classification: |
Afro-Asiatic
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Subdivisions: |
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Glottolog: | west2785 |
West Chadic per Newman (1977)
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The West Chadic languages of the Afro-Asiatic family are spoken principally in Niger and Nigeria. They include Hausa, the most populous Chadic language and the major language of West Africa.
The branches of West Chadic go either by names or by letters and numbers in an outline format.
In addition, Poki is unclassified within West Chadic.