West Chadic languages

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West Chadic
Geographic distribution:	Nigeria, Niger
Linguistic classification:	Afro-Asiatic Chadic West Chadic
Subdivisions:	Hausa Bole–Angas Bade–Warji Barawa
West Chadic per Newman (1977)

The West Chadic languages of the Afro-Asiatic family are spoken principally in Niger and Nigeria.^[1] They include Hausa, the most populous Chadic language and the major language of West Africa.

Languages

The branches of West Chadic go either by names or by letters and numbers in an outline format.^[2]

Hausa (A.1): Hausa, Gwandara
Bole–Angas
- Bole (Bole–Tangale) (A.2)
  - North (Bole proper): Bure, Karekare, Bole, Gera, Geruma, Deno, Galambu, Giiwo, Kubi, Ngamo, Maaka (Maagha), Ɓeele, Daza (Dazawa), ?Pali
  - South (Tangale): Kwaami, Pero, Piya-Kwonci, Kholok, Nyam, Kushi (Goji), Kutto (Kupto), Tangale, Dera (Kanakuru)
- Angas (A.3): Ngas (Angas), Mwaghavul, Cakfem-Mushere, Jorto, Kofyar, Miship (Chip), Goemai, Koenoem, Montol, Pyapun, Tal
- Yiwom (Gerka)
- Ron (A.4): Fyer, Tambas, Bokkos, Daffo-Butura, Shagawu, Duhwa (Karfa), Kulere, Mundat, Sha
Bade–Warji
- Bade (B.1): Duwai; Bade, Shira (†), Ngizim, Teshenawa (†), Auyokawa (†)
- Warji (B.2): Pa'a; Warji, Diri, Ciwogai, Kariya (Vinahə), Mburku, Miya, Siri, Zumbun (Jimbin), Ajawa (†)
Barawa (B.3), South Bauchi
- Zaar: Dass; Geji, Polci (Polchi), Saya, Zari, Zeem
- Guruntum: Guruntum-Mbaaru, Ju, Tala, Zangwal
- Boghom: Jimi, Jum; Boghom, Kir-Balar, Mangas

In addition, Poki is unclassified within West Chadic.

Notes

↑ Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
↑ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)

References

West Chadic resources at africanlanguages.org

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