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Definition of Chadic language
1. Noun. A family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa.
Exact synonyms: Chad, Chadic
Specialized synonyms: West Chadic, Biu-mandara, East Chadic, Masa
Generic synonyms: Afrasian, Afrasian Language, Afro-asiatic, Afroasiatic, Afroasiatic Language, Hamito-semitic
Specialized synonyms: West Chadic, Biu-mandara, East Chadic, Masa
Generic synonyms: Afrasian, Afrasian Language, Afro-asiatic, Afroasiatic, Afroasiatic Language, Hamito-semitic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chadic Language
Literary usage of Chadic language
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Afrika und Übersee by Carl Meinhof, Seminar für Afrikanische Sprachen, Universität Hamburg (1845)
"For technical reasons, ie lack of space, that paper could not provide detailed
evidence on yet another Central chadic language (of Newman's Biu-Mandara B ..."