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Chad is making Arabic equal to French in schools: the politics behind the move
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Chad is elevating Arabic to equal status with French in schools, a policy decision rooted in the country's complex linguistic, religious, and political landscape involving its 130 languages and multi-ethnic population.
Chad is making Arabic equal to French in schools: the politics behind the move
In most multilingual African countries, language policy is a highly charged and controversial issue. It touches on regional identity, religion and political power – as is evident in Chad, in central Africa.
Around 130 languages are spoken in the multi-ethnic and multi-religious Chad. The two official languages are Standard Arabic and French. Neither has its origins in the country and neither is the mother tongue of the majority of the population.
Arabic has shaped the identity of most ethnic g
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