Meanings
proper noun
- human sciencesA branch of the Afroasiatic language family spoken across northern Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic and Cameroon.
adjectiveChadic (comparative more Chadic, superlative most Chadic)
comparative more Chadic · superlative most Chadic
- human sciencesBelonging or relating to the Chadic language family.
Hausa is the most widely spoken Chadic language.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa
Similar
ChadChadic language
Broader
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Origin
Translations
Arabic تْشَادِيّ
- تْشَادِيّ (tšādiyy)belonging or relating to the Chadic language family
Finnish tšadilainen
- tšadilainenbelonging or relating to the Chadic language family
French tchadique
- tchadiquebelonging or relating to the Chadic language family
Hungarian csádi
- csádibelonging or relating to the Chadic language family
Italian ciadico
- ciadicobelonging or relating to the Chadic language family
Polish czadyjski
- czadyjskibelonging or relating to the Chadic language family
Portuguese chádico
- chádicobelonging or relating to the Chadic language family
Russian ча́дский
- ча́дский (čádskij)belonging or relating to the Chadic language family
Spanish chádico
- chádicobelonging or relating to the Chadic language family
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Chadic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chadic
MLA
“Chadic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chadic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chadic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chadic.
Source: Chadic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.