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Chadic

Chadic proper noun: a branch of the Afroasiatic language family spoken across northern Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic and Cameroon.

Proper noun

Chadic

  1. A branch of the Afroasiatic language family spoken across northern Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic and Cameroon.

Adjective

Chadic (comparative more Chadic, superlative most Chadic)

  1. Belonging or relating to the Chadic language family.
    • Hausa is the most widely spoken Chadic language.

Chadic meaning in Arabic

Chadic in Arabic

belonging or relating to the Chadic language family
تْشَادِيّ tšādiyy

Forms of Chadic

comparativemore Chadic
superlativemost Chadic

Origin of Chadic

From Chad + -ic.

Questions about Chadic

What does Chadic mean?
Chadic means a branch of the Afroasiatic language family spoken across northern Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic and Cameroon.
What is Chadic in Arabic?
Chadic in Arabic is تْشَادِيّ (tšādiyy). See Chadic meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Chadic?
Chadic can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Chadic in the dictionary

  1. Chadha
  2. Chadhas
  3. Chadian
  4. Chadian Arabic
  5. Chadians
  6. Chadic
  7. Chadicist
  8. Chadicists
  9. chadless
  10. chadless punch
  11. chadless punches

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