Kanuri language
From Academic Kids
| Kanuri () | |
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| Spoken in: | Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon |
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| Total speakers: | 4 million |
| Ranking: | Not in top 100 |
| Genetic classification: | Nilo-Saharan |
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| Official language of: | - |
| Regulated by: | - |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | kau |
| SIL | Various: KBL for Kanembu |
| See also: Language – List of languages | |
Kanuri is a Nilo-Saharan language which is spoken by about 4 million people in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
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Classification
Kanuri belongs to the Western Saharan subphylum of Nilo-Saharan. It is considered by some (including SIL) to be a family of closely related languages.
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Geographic distribution
Kanuri is spoken mainly in the region of Bornu, with speakers in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan. Most speakers speak Hausa or Arabic as a second language. Traditionally a local lingua franca, its usage has declined in recent decades.
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Dialects
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Grammar
Kanuri sentences follow Subject Object Verb word order.
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Writing system
Kanuri uses the Ajami script.
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External link
- Ethnologue report for Kanuri (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=2588)
