East Chadic languages

East Chadic
Geographic
distribution
southern Chad and northern Cameroon
Linguistic classificationAfro-Asiatic
Subdivisions
  • East Chadic A
  • East Chadic B
Language codes
Glottologeast2632
East Chadic per Newman (1977)

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.