East Chadic languages


The three dozen East Chadic languages of the Chadic family are spoken in Chad and Cameroon.
Speakers of various East Chadic languages are locally known as Hadjarai peoples. The largest East Chadic language is Nancere.

Languages

The branches of East Chadic go either by names or by letters and numbers in an outline format.
The East Chadic B classification follows that of Lovestrand.
Peust, however, has a somewhat different phylogenetic classification for East Chadic. The most striking change is the repositioning of Mokilko from East Chadic B to East Chadic A, where it now constitutes the first branch to separate, followed by Lele-Nancere. Within East Chadic B, he treats the Mubi group as the first primary branching, with all the rest forming a subgroup divided between Dangla in the north and Barain plus Sokoro in the south.
East Chadic A is distributed primarily in Tandjilé and neighbouring regions. East Chadic B is distributed primarily in Guéra and neighbouring regions.

Numerals

Comparison of numerals in individual languages:
ClassificationLanguage12345678910
A, A.1Somraimə́nsə́rsúbùwōdə̄kubìwúrɡə́ súbù ?də̀ná sə́r də̀ná mə́n mwàtʃ
A, A.1Tumakmə̀nhɛ̀sùbwōrīùsìùɡìɗáksùbwāwār ?bìsāmə̄n ?kwàr
A, A.2Gabripɔ̀nwɔ̄sùbūpɔ́rbúbàyjūrɡúmārɡə́tə́nɡɛ̄sə́mɔ̀tʃ
A, A.2, 1Kimrépɔnsubupɔrbubaidʒidʒurɡəmmarɡədiŋɡɛsəmwɔdʒ
A, A.2, 1Lelepínàsúbàpórìŋbàyménèŋmátòlíŋjuruɡùcélàɡoro
A, A.2, 1Nancerepə̀nàsùwœ̀sàbpə̄ríbàymə̀nə̀màtàlpə̄rpə̄ndə̄tʃélə̄ɡùwàrə̀
A, A.3Keramə́náɓásísóópewááɗewííɗíw / suŋku mə́nákə́nə́kísééɗaásəɡə̀ntámbə̀làmánhòr / suŋku ɓásí
A, A.3Kwang mɪnraisɪpaiwuɗaiwiʔyɪmsɪdəəŋbʊkʊrkaudabɪdaamnarukop
B, B.1, 1Bidiya kesiɗisubaŋpaɗaŋbeeyʼeŋpeŋkeyʼ pisiɗaŋ porpoɗ peŋdaorro
B, B.1, 1Bidiyo keʔeŋ
kaɗya
siɗìsubaŋpaaɗaŋbèeʔeŋpénkeʔ píisit porpoɗ pendaɔ̀rrɔ̀
B, B.1, 1Dangla ɾákkísɛ́ɛrɔ́súbbàpooɗíbɛɛɗyìbidyɡèɗypɛ̀ɛ́síràpóɗpóɗparkàɔ̀rɔ̀kì
B, B.1, 1Mawa pəniɾapsuppaːtbijbyaːpat ?byamatpatpat kwapinikara ?kwaːjan
B, B.1, 1Mawa pənnirapsuppatbiibiaapan ?biamatpatpat kuapinikara ?kuayan
B, B.1, 1Migama káƴìséèràsúbbàpóoɗíbéeƴábízɡíƴÍpàysáràpóppóɗí párnàkáƴÍ ʔórrò
B, B.1, 1Migama káɗyìséèràsúbbàpóoɗíbéeɗyábízɡíɗyìpàysáràpóppóɗí pârnàkáɗyì ʔôrrò
B, B.1, 1Mogumkɛ̀, kā sɛ̀suppootbeymikpayseporpidebarkɛtorrok
B, B.1, 1Ubipiinamuɗusuɓapoɗabɛɛjabɛɛpɛne bɛɛmuɗu porpoɗa kojpane orok
B, B.1, 2Mubi fínísìrsúɓàfádàbíɗyàìstàlàbéesírfàrbàtférbínìkúrúk
B, B.1, 2Mubi finisirsubafadabijaistalabesirfarbad ferbinekuruk
B, B.1, 2Zerenkelpínnésiirísùbbàpáɗɗábíƴƴáistalabèèsiripaarpaɗìpaarpinòkúrúkí
B, B.2Mukulusò / sìréáɗópìɗépáázóósáráɡéssírèɡéssákòòmá
B, B.3Bareinpaniŋsidisubupududawsudasumaniŋ dasisidi dasusubu dasumpudu kur
B, B.3Sokorokéttì / ker̃ímóɗùsúbàpaʔáɗàbiʔàbépinibémoɗùbéʃíbabépʌɗʌ̀ór̃kà