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 a major language of West Africa.
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Proto-Language StatusNo full reconstruction of West Chadic has been published; Václav Blažek proposed reconstructed numerals for West Chadic and its subgroups in 2018. 1 In the Other Atlases
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They include Hausa, the most populous Chadic language and a major language of West Africa.
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1. Wikipedia: West Chadic Languages
WikipediaInfobox, region field
Niger, Nigeria
Reconstruction section
Although no full reconstruction of West Chadic has been published, reconstructions of numerals for West Chadic and its subgroups have been proposed by Václav Blažek (2018).
View the Source Wikidata: West Chadic languages
Wikidata Q2447774, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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