Languages Of Chad
Chad has two official languages, French and literary Arabic, and over 120 indigenous languages. A vernacular version of Arabic, Chadian Arabic, is the lingua franca.
Chadian Sign Language is actually 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.
Read more about Languages Of Chad: Niger–Congo Languages, Nilo-Saharan Languages, Afro-Asiatic Languages, Creole Languages, Unclassified Languages
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