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Kanuri language - Definition |
| Related Words: Afghan, Afghani, Afrikaans, Ainu, Akan, Akkadian, Albanian, Aleut, Algonquian, Algonquin, Amharic, Anatolian, Andaman, Apache, Arabic, Aramaic, Araucanian, Arawak, Arawakan, Armenian, Aryan, Assamese |
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Kanuri is a Nilo-Saharan language which is spoken by about 4 million people in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
The ISO 639-2 language code is KAU.
Classification
Kanuri is one of the Nilo-Saharan languages, of the Western Sahara subphylum. It is considered by some (including SIL) to be a family of closely related languages.
Geographic distribution
Kanuri is spoken in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan. Most speakers speak
Hausa or Arabic as a second language.
Dialects
- Central Kanuri
- Kanembu
- Manga Kanuri
- Tumari Kanuri
Grammar
Kanuri is of the subject-object-verb word order type.
Writing system
Kanuri uses the Ajami script.
External link
Wikipedia articles written in this language are located at the
Kanuri language Wikipedia
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Example Usage of language |
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feriatus: RT @parisreview: I think the names of colors are at the edge between where language fails and where it's at its most powerful. -A. S. Byatt |
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sapanshah85: http://on.ted.com/395Q - Brilliant Ted talk on how metaphor in language works n also how it affects are decision making n the way we think |
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ajitjbhat: Work life balance starts with balancing the language one uses..don't talk the way you talk to your colleagues at home and vversa. |
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