Overview of the languages spoken in the Republic of Chad
Languages of Chad
Signage in Arabic and French at the University of N'Djamena
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Arabic, French
Indigenous
Chadic languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Adamawa languages
Vernacular
Français populaire africain, Chadian Arabic
Foreign
English
Signed
Nigerian Sign Language
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French AZERTY
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Chad has two official languages, Arabic and French, and over 120 indigenous languages. A vernacular version of Arabic, Chadian Arabic, is a lingua franca and the language of commerce, spoken by 40–60% of the population.[1] The two official languages have fewer speakers than Chadian Arabic.[citation needed] Standard Arabic is spoken by around 615,000 speakers.[1] French is widely spoken in the main cities such as N'Djamena and by most men in the south of the country. Most schooling is in French.[2] The language with the most first-language speakers is probably Ngambay, with around one million speakers.[3]
Chad submitted an application to join the Arab League as a member state on 25 March 2014, which is still pending.[4]
Chadian Sign Language is a variant of Nigerian Sign Language, a dialect of American Sign Language; Andrew Foster introduced ASL in the 1960s, and Chadian teachers for the deaf train in Nigeria.
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^"International Schools in Chad".
^Keegan, John M. (2017). "Sara Bagirmi Languages Project".
^Middle East Monitor: South Sudan and Chad apply to join the Arab League, 12 April 2014, retrieved 6 May 2017
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