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🗣️ A language 🏜️ Desert-related
Saharan

Saharan

9.9
A language from the Nilo-Saharan family spoken in parts of Chad
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : saharaui
  • Linguists have studied the structure of the Saharan language, which is primarily spoken in Chad.

Examples

  • The Saharan language belongs to the Nilo-Saharan family.

  • Very few people outside Chad are familiar with the Saharan language.

  • Linguists have studied the structure of Saharan for decades.

  • The Saharan language is unique to certain regions of Chad.

  • Is the Saharan language taught in schools?

  • The Saharan language is one of the lesser-known languages in the Nilo-Saharan family.

  • Many communities in Chad use the Saharan language in their daily conversations and traditions.

Synonyms

Saharan language
vsSaharan
  • Specialized
9.9

A language spoken in Chad and nearby parts of central Africa

is a single Nilo-Saharan tongue spoken in parts of Chad

Compounds

Sub-Saharan Africa
3 2.5

The part of Africa that is south of the Sahara Desert

Nilo-Saharan
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of languages spoken in East Africa from the Sahara to Kenya and Tanzania

Nilo-Saharan language
  • Specialized
9.9

A language from a family spoken in East and Central Africa by people like the Maasai

Saharan language
  • Specialized
9.9

A language spoken in Chad and nearby parts of central Africa

Surface Forms

Saharan singular
Saharans plural

Etymology

Saharan comes from the name Sahara, which comes from Arabic ṣaḥrā' meaning 'desert', and the ending -an means 'from' or 'of'. So the language called Saharan is simply a language 'from the Sahara', which is why it names the Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of Chad.