Kanuri language

Kanuri (/kəˈnʊəri/) 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.

Kanuri
Kànùrí
كَنُرِيِه
Native to
RegionLake Chad
EthnicityKanuri
Kanembu
Native speakers
(9.6 million cited 1993–2021)
Nilo-Saharan?
  • Saharan
    • Western
      • Kanuri
Writing system
Latin
Arabic (Ajami)
Language codes
ISO 639-1kr
ISO 639-2kau
ISO 639-3kau – inclusive code
Individual codes:
knc – Central Kanuri
kby – Manga Kanuri
krt – Tumari Kanuri
bms – Bilma Kanuri
kbl – Kanembu
txj – Old Kanembu
Glottologkanu1279
Linguasphere02-AAA-a (+Kanembu 02-AAA-b)
Map of the majority usage of the five major languages of the Kanuri language group.
  • BMS Kanuri, Bilma
  • KNC Kanuri, Central
  • KBY Kanuri, Manga
  • KRT Kanuri, Tumari
  • KBL Kanembu
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