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Biu-Mandara languages

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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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Region
Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon 1
Proto-Language Status
A reconstruction of Proto-Central Chadic has been proposed (Gravina 2014) 1
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Biu-Mandara (Central Chadic) is one of the primary geographic branches of the Chadic family.

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1. 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).
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