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Kanuri language

Kanuri (/kəˈnʊəri/; endonym: Kànùrí (Latin script), كَنُرِيِه (Ajami)) 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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Ethnicity
Kanuri Kanembu
Glottolog
kanu1279
ISO 639-1
kr
ISO 639-2
kau
ISO 639-3
kau – inclusive code Individual codes: knc – Central Kanuri kby – Manga Kanuri krt – Tumari Kanuri bms – Bilma Kanuri kbl – Kanembu txj – Old Kanembu
Language family
SaharanWesternKanuri · WesternKanuri · Kanuri

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Written Kanuri

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Kanuri language

Nodes67
Edges66
Triples33
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
Components1

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Kanuri language

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related to Alphabet · 13
Kanuri language → Abba Sadiq, Borno, Chairmanship, It, Its, Kanuri Language Board, Kanuri Research Unit, Letters, Maiduguri, Nigeria, Orthography Committee, Standard Kanuri Orthography, Waziri
Native to · 4
Kanuri language → Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria
Language family · 3
Kanuri language → Kanuri, SaharanWesternKanuri, WesternKanuri
Ethnicity · 1
Kanuri language → Kanuri Kanembu
Glottolog · 1
Kanuri language → kanu1279
ISO 639-1 · 1
Kanuri language → kr
ISO 639-2 · 1
Kanuri language → kau
ISO 639-3 · 1
Kanuri language → kau – inclusive code Individual codes: knc – Central Kanuri kby – Manga Kanuri krt – Tumari Kanuri bms – Bilma Kanuri kbl – Kanembu txj – Old Kanembu
Linguasphere · 1
Kanuri language → (+Kanembu 02-AAA-b) 02-AAA-a (+Kanembu 02-AAA-b)
Native speakers · 1
Kanuri language → 10.6 million (2019–2024)

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Important terminology

kanuri language nigeria central kanembu also region spoken niger manga chad dialect bilma allophone arabic ajami saharan cameroon borno main

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Kanuri languageEthnicityKanuri Kanembu1.00infobox
Kanuri languageGlottologkanu12791.00infobox
Kanuri languageISO 639-1kr1.00infobox
Kanuri languageISO 639-2kau1.00infobox
Kanuri languageISO 639-3kau – inclusive code Individual codes: knc – Central Kanuri kby – Manga Kanuri krt – Tumari Kanuri bms – Bilma Kanuri kbl – Kanembu txj – Old Kanembu1.00infobox
Kanuri languageLanguage familySaharanWesternKanuri1.00infobox
Kanuri languageLanguage familyWesternKanuri1.00infobox
Kanuri languageLanguage familyKanuri1.00infobox
Kanuri languageLinguasphere(+Kanembu 02-AAA-b) 02-AAA-a (+Kanembu 02-AAA-b)1.00infobox
Kanuri languageNative speakers10.6 million (2019–2024)1.00infobox
Kanuri languageNative toCameroon1.00infobox
Kanuri languageNative toChad1.00infobox
Kanuri languageNative toNiger1.00infobox
Kanuri languageNative toNigeria1.00infobox
Kanuri languageRegionLake Chad1.00infobox
Kanuri languageWriting systemLatin Arabic (Ajami)1.00infobox

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