Chad Languages

Description
Chad has two official languages, French and Modern Standard Arabic, and over 120 indigenous languages. A vernacular version of Arabic, Chadian Arabic, is a lingua franca and the language of commerce, spoken by 40-60% of the population. The two official languages have fewer speakers than Chadian Arabic. Standard Arabic is spoken by around 615,000 speakers. French is widely spoken in the main cities such as N'Djamena and by most men in the south of the country. Most schooling is in French. Education in Chad is challenging due to the nation's dispersed population and a certain degree of reluctance on the part of parents to send their children to school. Although attendance is compulsory, only 68% of boys continue their education past primary school, and over half of the population is illiterate. Higher education is provided at the University of N'Djamena.

Word List(s)
French
 * French Genealogical Word List
 * Most Common French Words

Modern Standard Arabic
 * Arabic Genealogical Word List
 * Arabic Vocabulary

Chadian Arabic
 * Chadian Arabic phrasebook

Alphabet and Pronunciation
French Modern Standard Arabic
 * French Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * French Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * Arabic Phonology
 * Modern Standard Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * Arabic Alphabet
 * The Arabic Alphabet

Language Aids and Dictionaries
French
 * French Handwriting
 * French Letter Writing Guide
 * French Languages
 * French to English Dictionary
 * French Dictionary

Modern Standard Arabic
 * Arabic Modern Standard
 * Dictionary English - Arabic

Chadian Arabic
 * Chadian Arabic
 * Chadian Arabic
 * Dictionary English - Chadian Arabic

Additional Resources

 * Basic Chad Arabic
 * Elementary modern standard Arabic
 * Conversational modern standard Arabic