Chadic language

Chadic language
noun
a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa
Syn: ↑Chad, ↑Chadic
Hyponyms: ↑West Chadic, ↑Biu-Mandara, ↑East Chadic, ↑Masa

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