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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox language family<br />
|name=Occidental Chadic<br />
|region=[[Nigeria]], [[Niger]]<br />
|familycolor=Negro-Egyptian<br />
|fam2=[[Chadic languages|Chadic]]<br />
|child1=Hausa<br />
|child2=Bole–Angas<br />
|child3=Bade–Warji<br />
|child4=Barawa<br />
|map=West Chadic Languages.jpg<br />
|mapcaption=West Chadic per Newman (1977)<br />
}}<br />
The '''Occidental Chadic''' or '''West Chadic''' languages of the [[Negro-Egyptian languages|Negro-Egyptian]] family are spoken principally in Niger and Nigeria.<ref>Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World''. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.</ref> They include [[Hausa language|Hausa]], the most populous Chadic language and the major language of West Africa.<br />
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==Languages==<br />
The branches of West Chadic go either by names or by letters and numbers in an outline format.<ref>Blench, 2006. [http://rogerblench.info/Language/Afroasiatic/General/AALIST.pdf The Negro-Egyptian Languages: Classification and Reference List] (ms)</ref><br />
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*'''Hausa''' (A.1): [[Hausa language|Hausa]], [[Gwandara language|Gwandara]]<br />
*'''Bole–Angas'''<br />
**'''Bole (Bole–Tangale)''' (A.2)<br />
***North (Bole proper): [[Bure language|Bure]], [[Karekare language|Karekare]], [[Bole language|Bole]], [[Gera language|Gera]], [[Geruma language|Geruma]], [[Deno language|Deno]], [[Galambu language|Galambu]], [[Giiwo language|Giiwo]], [[Kubi language|Kubi]], [[Ngamo language|Ngamo]], [[Maaka language|Maaka]] (Maagha), [[Ɓeele language|Ɓeele]], [[Dazawa language|Daza]] (Dazawa), [[Pali language (Chadic)|Pali]]<ref>Presumably of the Bole-Tangale group; reported by Rudolf Leger (Blench 2006)</ref><br />
***South (Tangale): [[Kwaami language|Kwaami]], [[Pero language|Pero]], [[Piya-Kwonci language|Piya-Kwonci]], [[Kholok language|Kholok]], [[Nyam language|Nyam]], [[Kushi language|Kushi]] (Goji), [[Kutto language|Kutto]] (Kupto), [[Tangale language|Tangale]], [[Kanakuru language|Dera]] (Kanakuru)<br />
**'''Angas''' (A.3): [[Ngas language|Ngas]] (Angas), [[Mwaghavul language|Mwaghavul]], [[Cakfem-Mushere language|Cakfem-Mushere]], [[Jorto language|Jorto]], [[Kofyar language|Kofyar]], [[Miship language|Miship]] (Chip), [[Goemai language|Goemai]], [[Koenoem language|Koenoem]], [[Montol language|Montol]], [[Pyapun language|Pyapun]], [[Tal language|Tal]]<br />
**'''''[[Yiwom language|Yiwom]]''' (Gerka)''<br />
**'''Ron''' (A.4): [[Fyer language|Fyer]], [[Tambas language|Tambas]], [[Bokkos language|Bokkos]], [[Daffo-Butura language|Daffo-Butura]], [[Shagawu language|Shagawu]], [[Duhwa language|Duhwa]] (Karfa), [[Kulere language|Kulere]], [[Mundat language|Mundat]], [[Sha language|Sha]]<br />
*'''Bade–Warji'''<br />
**'''Bade''' (B.1): [[Duwai language|Duwai]]; [[Bade language|Bade]], [[Shirawa language|Shira]] (†), [[Ngizim language|Ngizim]], [[Teshenawa language|Teshenawa]] (†), [[Auyokawa language|Auyokawa]] (†)<br />
**'''Warji''' (B.2): [[Pa'a language|Pa'a]]; [[Warji language|Warji]], [[Diri language|Diri]], [[Ciwogai language|Ciwogai]], [[Kariya language|Kariya]] (Vinahə), [[Mburku language|Mburku]], [[Miya language|Miya]], [[Siri language|Siri]], [[Zumbun language|Zumbun]] (Jimbin), [[Ajawa language|Ajawa]] (†)<br />
*'''Barawa''' (B.3), South Bauchi<br />
**'''Zaar''': [[Dass language|Dass]]; [[Geji language|Geji]], [[Polci language|Polci]] (Polchi), [[Saya language|Saya]], [[Zari language|Zari]], [[Zeem language|Zeem]]<br />
**'''Guruntum''': [[Guruntum language|Guruntum-Mbaaru]], [[Ju language (Chadic)|Ju]], [[Tala language|Tala]], [[Zangwal language|Zangwal]]<br />
**'''Boghom''': [[Jimi language (Nigeria)|Jimi]], [[Jum language|Jum]]; [[Boghom language|Boghom]], [[Kir-Balar language|Kir-Balar]], [[Mangas language|Mangas]]<br />
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In addition, [[Poki language|Poki]] is mentioned by Campbell & Hoskison (1972) from Bauchi State, Nigeria. It is unclassified within West Chadic.<ref>Blench, 2006. [http://rogerblench.info/Language/Afroasiatic/General/AALIST.pdf The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List] (ms)</ref><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
* [http://africanlanguages.org/chadic_west.html West Chadic resources] at africanlanguages.org<br />
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=2021-16 Ethnologue family tree for West Chadic languages]<br />
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[[Category:Chadic languages]]<br />
[[Category:West Chadic languages]]<br />
[[Category:Languages of Nigeria]]<br />
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