Languages of Chad

117 languages of the index are spoken in Chad; 2 have official status (Arabic and French). The country has about 19.3 m inhabitants (2023).

117 languages35 endangered or dormantAfricaISO TD / TCD

Official languages

araArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafe fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · International

All languages spoken in Chad

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
araArabicاللُّغَة العَرَبِيّة	`ara`	Afroasiatic	+36	315.4 m	Safe
fraFrenchfrançais	`fra`	Indo-European	+41	285.4 m	0 · International
hauHausa	`hau`	Afroasiatic	+5	43.9 m	2 · Provincial
kauKanurikanuri	`kau`	Nilo-Saharan	+3	15 m
kncCentral Kanuri	`knc`	Nilo-Saharan	+1	9.3 m	3 · Wider Communication
shuChadian Arabicلهجة تشادية	`shu`	—	+4	2.6 m	3 · Wider Communication
mnkMandinkaMandinka kaŋo	`mnk`	Niger–Congo	+7	1.4 m	5 · Developing
fvrFur	`fvr`	Nilo-Saharan		746,000	5 · Developing
sagSangoSängö	`sag`	Niger–Congo		500,000	1 · National
ankGoemai	`ank`	Afroasiatic		347,005	6b · Threatened
mdeMaba	`mde`	Nilo-Saharan		296,000	3 · Wider Communication
mneNaba	`mne`	Nilo-Saharan		280,000	6a · Vigorous
zagZaghawa	`zag`	Nilo-Saharan		274,000	6a · Vigorous
bmiBagirmi	`bmi`	Nilo-Saharan		44,800	3 · Wider Communication
tuqTeda	`tuq`	Nilo-Saharan	+1	42,500	6a · Vigorous
nzyNzakambay	`nzy`	—		31,500	5 · Developing
kieKibet	`kie`	Nilo-Saharan		18,500	6a · Vigorous
kotLagwan	`kot`	Afroasiatic		10,000	6b · Threatened
kthKaranga	`kth`	Nilo-Saharan		10,000	6b · Threatened
mlwMoloko	`mlw`	Afroasiatic		8,500	5 · Developing
bbzBabalia Creole Arabic	`bbz`	Arabic-based pidgin and creole languages		3,900	8b · Nearly Extinct
zrnZirenkel	`zrn`	Afroasiatic		2,240	6b · Threatened
gdmLaal	`gdm`	—		749	7 · Shifting
kblKanembu	`kbl`	Nilo-Saharan			3 · Wider Communication
dzgDazaga-kara	`dzg`	Nilo-Saharan			3 · Wider Communication
mcnMassa	`mcn`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
amjAmdang	`amj`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
sbaNgambay	`sba`	Nilo-Saharan			3 · Wider Communication
mlsMasalit	`mls`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
dbqDaba	`dbq`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
mrtMargi	`mrt`	—			6a · Vigorous
bdmYedina	`bdm`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
sorSomrai	`sor`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
mpiMpade	`mpi`	Afroasiatic			6b · Threatened
lmePeve	`lme`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
kerKera	`ker`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
mseMusey	`mse`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
mpgMarba	`mpg`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
llnLele	`lln`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
tmcTumak	`tmc`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
nieNiellim	`nie`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
daiDay	`dai`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
muaMundang	`mua`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
tuiTupuri	`tui`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
xedHdi	`xed`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
ndmNdam	`ndm`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
mwmSar	`mwm`	Nilo-Saharan			3 · Wider Communication
daaDangaléat	`daa`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
fgrFongoro	`fgr`	Nilo-Saharan			8b · Nearly Extinct
mljMiltu	`mlj`	Afroasiatic			8a · Moribund
fubAdamaua-Fulfulde	`fub`	Niger–Congo			3 · Wider Communication
kqxMser	`kqx`	Afroasiatic			8a · Moribund
kzrKarang	`kzr`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
pnzPana	`pnz`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
bidBidiyo	`bid`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
zimMesme	`zim`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
xmjMajera	`xmj`	Afroasiatic			6b · Threatened
nncNancere	`nnc`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
bubBua	`bub`	—			6a · Vigorous
vkjKujargé	`vkj`	—			7 · Shifting
mubMubi	`mub`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
sokSokoro	`sok`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
mxfMalgbe	`mxf`	Afroasiatic			6b · Threatened
kiaKim	`kia`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
hiaLamang	`hia`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
bvfBoor	`bvf`	Afroasiatic			6b · Threatened
mmyMigaama	`mmy`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
swySarua	`swy`	Afroasiatic			7 · Shifting
btfBirgit	`btf`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
bxvBeraku	`bxv`	Nilo-Saharan			10 · Extinct
tmaTama	`tma`	—			6a · Vigorous
besBesme	`bes`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
mugMusgu	`mug`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
goyGoundo	`goy`	Niger–Congo			8a · Moribund
gljGula Iro	`glj`	—			6a · Vigorous
kviKwang	`kvi`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
ckqKajakse	`ckq`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
kvfKabalai	`kvf`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
mujMabire	`muj`	Afroasiatic			10 · Extinct
mesMasmaje	`mes`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
trjToram	`trj`	Afroasiatic			8a · Moribund
gabGabri	`gab`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
sjgSungor	`sjg`	—			6a · Vigorous
msvMaslam	`msv`	Afroasiatic			8a · Moribund
gidGidar	`gid`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
noyNoy	`noy`	Niger–Congo			8b · Nearly Extinct
ubiUbi	`ubi`	Afroasiatic			6b · Threatened
jeuJonkor Bourmataguil	`jeu`	Afroasiatic			6b · Threatened
jyyJaya	`jyy`	Nilo-Saharan			7 · Shifting
bdoMorom	`bdo`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
fniFania	`fni`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
mozMokilko	`moz`	Afroasiatic			5 · Developing
mcwMawa	`mcw`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
taxTamki	`tax`	Afroasiatic			6b · Threatened
mpkMbara	`mpk`	Afroasiatic			8a · Moribund
dsiDisa	`dsi`	Nilo-Saharan			6b · Threatened
kxjKaba So	`kxj`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
znaZan Gula	`zna`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
saaSaba	`saa`	Afroasiatic			6b · Threatened
kwgKaba Deme	`kwg`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
hedHerdé	`hed`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
gdkGadang	`gdk`	Afroasiatic			7 · Shifting
nnnNgete	`nnn`	Afroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
rouRunga	`rou`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
klfKendeje	`klf`	Nilo-Saharan			7 · Shifting
horHoro	`hor`	Nilo-Saharan			10 · Extinct
lapLaka	`lap`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
ndyLutos	`ndy`	—			6a · Vigorous
mcsMangbai	`mcs`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
dauSila language (Chad)	`dau`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
kouKoke	`kou`	Niger–Congo			7 · Shifting
mybMbay	`myb`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
kwvKaba	`kwv`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
tugTunia	`tug`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
mgeMango	`mge`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
mdgMassalat	`mdg`	Nilo-Saharan			8b · Nearly Extinct
gqrGor	`gqr`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous

117 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata