West Chadic

Target entity: West Chadic
Context triple: [Hausa, subfamily, West Chadic]

• A. Kanuri
  The Kanuri are a major ethnic group of the central Sahara and Lake Chad region, historically associated with the Kanem-Bornu Empire and known for their distinct language and Islamic cultural heritage.
• B. Southern Bantoid
  Southern Bantoid is a major branch of the Bantoid languages that includes the large Bantu language family spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
• C. Songhay languages
  The Songhay languages are a group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily along the Niger River in Mali, Niger, and neighboring West African countries.
• D. Hausa
  Hausa is a major Chadic language spoken primarily in northern Nigeria and southern Niger, serving as a widespread lingua franca across West Africa.
• E. Nilo-Saharan languages
  Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed large and diverse family of African languages spoken mainly along the Nile Valley and across parts of central and eastern Africa.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: West Chadic
Target entity description: West Chadic is a major branch of the Chadic languages within the Afroasiatic family, encompassing languages such as Hausa spoken primarily in West Africa.

• A. Kanuri
  The Kanuri are a major ethnic group of the central Sahara and Lake Chad region, historically associated with the Kanem-Bornu Empire and known for their distinct language and Islamic cultural heritage.
• B. Southern Bantoid
  Southern Bantoid is a major branch of the Bantoid languages that includes the large Bantu language family spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
• C. Songhay languages
  The Songhay languages are a group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily along the Niger River in Mali, Niger, and neighboring West African countries.
• D. Hausa
  Hausa is a major Chadic language spoken primarily in northern Nigeria and southern Niger, serving as a widespread lingua franca across West Africa.
• E. Nilo-Saharan languages
  Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed large and diverse family of African languages spoken mainly along the Nile Valley and across parts of central and eastern Africa.
• F. None of above. chosen