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.

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.1mə́nsə́rsúbùwōdə̄jìkubìwúrɡə́ súbù ?də̀ná sə́r də̀ná mə́n mwàtʃ
A, A.1mə̀nhɛ̀sùbwōrīùsìùɡìɗáksùbwāwār ?bìsāmə̄n ?kwàr
A, A.2pɔ̀nwɔ̄sùbūpɔ́rbúbàyjījūrɡúmārɡə́tə́nɡɛ̄sə́mɔ̀tʃ
A, A.2, 1pɔnwɔsubupɔrbubaidʒidʒurɡəmmarɡədiŋɡɛsəmʷɔdʒ
A, A.2, 1pínàsòsúbàpórìŋbàyménèŋmátòlíŋjuruɡùcélàɡoro
A, A.2, 1pə̀nàsùwœ̀sàbpə̄ríbàymə̀nə̀màtàlpə̄rpə̄ndə̄tʃélə̄ɡùwàrə̀
A, A.3mə́náɓásísóópewááɗewííɗíw / suŋku mə́nákə́nə́kísééɗaásəɡə̀ntámbə̀làmánhòr / suŋku ɓásí
A, A.3mɪnraⁱsɪpaⁱwuɗaⁱwiʔyɪmsɪdəəŋbʊkʊrkaᵘdabɪdaamnarukoᵖ
B, B.1, 1 kesiɗisubaŋpaɗaŋbeeyʼeŋpeŋkeyʼ pisiɗaŋ porpoɗ peŋdaorro
B, B.1, 1 keʔeŋ, kaɗya siɗìsubaŋpaaɗaŋbèeʔeŋpénkeʔ píisit porpoɗ pendaɔ̀rrɔ̀
B, B.1, 1ɾákkísɛ́ɛrɔ́súbbàpooɗíbɛɛɗʸìbidʸɡèɗʸpɛ̀ɛ́síràpóɗpóɗparkàɔ̀rɔ̀kì
B, B.1, 1 pəniɾapsuppaːtbijbʸaːpat ?bʸamatpatpat kʷapinikara ?kʷaːjan
B, B.1, 1 pənnirapsuppatbiibiaapan ?biamatpatpat kuapinikara ?kuayan
B, B.1, 1 káƴìséèràsúbbàpóoɗíbéeƴábízɡíƴÍpàysáràpóppóɗí párnàkáƴÍ ʔórrò
B, B.1, 1 káɗyìséèràsúbbàpóoɗíbéeɗyábízɡíɗyìpàysáràpóppóɗí pârnàkáɗyì ʔôrrò
B, B.1, 1kɛ̀, kā sɛ̀suppootbeymikpayseporpidebarkɛtorrok
B, B.1, 1piinamuɗusuɓapoɗabɛɛjabɛɛpɛne bɛɛmuɗu porpoɗa kojpane orok
B, B.1, 2 fínísìrsúɓàfádàbíɗyàìstàlàbéesírfàrbàtférbínìkúrúk
B, B.1, 2 finisirsubafadabijaistalabesirfarbad ferbinekuruk
B, B.1, 2pínnésiirísùbbàpáɗɗábíƴƴáistalabèèsiripaarpaɗìpaarpinòkúrúkí
B, B.2sò / sósìréáɗópìɗépáázóósáráɡéssírèɡéssákòòmá
B, B.3paniŋsidisubupududawsudasumaniŋ dasisidi dasusubu dasumpudu kur
B, B.3kéttì / ker̃ímóɗùsúbàpaʔáɗàbiʔàbépinibémoɗùbéʃíbabépʌɗʌ̀ór̃kà