Central Kanuri

Endonyms

Kanuri

Alternate Names

Central Kanuri, Kanuri (Central), Beriberi, Bornu, Kanouri, Kanoury, Yerwa Kanuri

Identifiers
ISO code

knc

Glottocode

cent2050

Metadata
Countries of origin

Nigeria

Writing systems

Arabic (Maghribi), Arabic (Naskh), Latin

Linguistic genealogy

Nilo-Saharan

EGIDS Status

3 - Wider communication

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