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Kanuri language
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Kanuri (/kəˈnʊəri/[4]) is a Saharan dialect continuum of the Nilo–Saharan language family spoken by the Kanuri and Kanembu peoples in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, as well as by a diaspora community residing in Sudan.
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Kanuri | |
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Kànùrí كَنُرِيِه[1] | |
Native to | |
Region | Lake Chad |
Ethnicity | Kanuri Kanembu |
Native speakers | (9.6 million cited 1993–2021)[2] |
Latin Arabic (Ajami)[3] | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | kr |
ISO 639-2 | kau |
ISO 639-3 | kau – inclusive codeIndividual codes: knc – Central Kanurikby – Manga Kanurikrt – Tumari Kanuribms – Bilma Kanurikbl – Kanembutxj – Old Kanembu |
Glottolog | kanu1279 |
Linguasphere | 02-AAA-a (+Kanembu 02-AAA-b) |
![]() Map of the majority usage of the five major languages of the Kanuri language group.
KRT Kanuri, Tumari
BMS Kanuri, Bilma
KBY Kanuri, Manga
KNC Kanuri, Central
KBL Kanembu |
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