Language

Chadian Arabic

Chadian Arabic is a language in the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in 6 countries.

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Scripture in Chadian Arabic

A complete Bible is reported in Chadian Arabic.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Chadian Arabic is spoken

  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Libya
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

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About Chadian Arabic

Part of
Arabic (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
ISO 639-3 code
shu
Glottocode
chad1249
Also known as
Arabic, Chadian · Arabic, Chadian: Batha · Arabic, Western Sudanic

Dialects and varieties 4

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Chadian Arabic as a whole.

  • Arabic, Chadian: ShuwaNo known Scripture
  • Arabic, Western SudanicNo known Scripture
  • BathaNo known Scripture
  • Chari-BaguirmiNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.