Ethnic groups in Chad
The
SIL Ethnologue reports more than 130 distinct languages spoken in Chad.[1]
History and demographics
The 14 million
CIA Factbook estimates the largest ethnic groups as of the 2014-2015 census as:[6]
Groups | Percentage |
---|---|
Sara (Ngambaye/Sara/Madjingaye/Mbaye) | 15.5% |
Arab
|
15.8% |
Kanembu/Bornu/Buduma | 10.3% |
Masalit people (Wadai/Maba/Masalit/Mimi) | 5.0% |
Gorane
|
8.8% |
Bulala /Medogo/Kuka
|
3.7% |
Marba/Lele/Mesme | 3.5% |
Mundang | 2.7% |
Bidiyo/Migaama/Kenga/Dangleat | 2.5% |
Dadjo/Kibet/Muro | 2.4% |
Tupuri/Kera | 2.0% |
Gabri/Kabalaye/Nanchere/Somrai | 2.0% |
Fulani /Fulbe/Bodore
|
1.8% |
Karo/Zime/Peve | 1.3% |
Baguirmi/Barma | 1.2% |
Zaghawa/Bideyat/Kobe | 1.1% |
Tama/Assongori/Mararit | 1.1% |
Mesmedje/Massalat/Kadjakse | 0.8% |
Other Chadian ethnicities | 3.4% |
Chadians of foreign ethnicities | 0.9% |
Foreign Nationals | 0.3% |
Unspecified | 1.7% |
Other little-known ethnic groups believed to be living in Chad include the Kujarke people.[7]
Muslim groups
Baguirmi
which persisted well into the 20th century.
Muslim groups other than the Shuwa include the
.Non-Muslim groups
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Language and ethnic groups
Ethno-linguistically, the groups may be divided into:
- Chadian Arabic-speaking Shuwa
- Marba, Hausa, numerous minor groups
- Nilo-Saharan:
- Niger-Congo:
See also
References
- ^ Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition, online version
- ^ ISBN 978-1-135-30080-7.
- PMID 27889059.
- ISBN 978-0-7614-2327-0., Quote: "In the past, a key component of Chad's economy was the slave trade" (see photo's caption).
- ISBN 978-0-7185-0247-8.
- ^ "The World Factbook". CIA.gov. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ISSN 0015-5675.