Language Family

Biu-Mandara languages

African Language Families

The Biu-Mandara languages, also called Central Chadic, are a branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken in Nigeria, Chad, and Cameroon.

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Classification Confidence

Established 1

Reconstructed Ancestor

Reconstructed 2

Region

Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon 2

Proto-Language Status

A reconstruction of Proto-Central Chadic has been proposed (Gravina 2014) 2

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Number of Languages

80 1

Connections

Biu-Mandara (Central Chadic) is one of the primary geographic branches of the Chadic family.

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Sources

1. Glottolog: Biu-Mandara (languoid record)

Glottolog

Languoid record: child_language_count
"child_language_count": 80
Languoid record: level and category
"level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"

2. Biu-Mandara languages, Wikipedia

Lead paragraph, first sentence
are spoken in Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon.
Lead section, second paragraph
A reconstruction of Proto-Central Chadic has been proposed by Gravina (2014).
Infobox: protoname
Proto-Central Chadic

Wikidata: Biu-Mandara languages

Wikidata Q2251547, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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