Kanuri, Tumari
A language of Niger
| Population | 40,000 (1998). 50% monolingual. |
| Region | Tumari in N’guigmi; dialects in neighboring villages. |
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Niger |
| Alternate names | Kanambu, Kanembu |
| Dialects | Tumari, Sugurti (Suwurti), Kubari (Kuwuri). Not the same as Kanembu [kbl] in Chad, although referred to as ‘Kanembu’ in Niger. There is a gradual differentiation between Kanembu in Chad and Kanuri dialects. Most similar to Manga Kanuri [kby]. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Saharan, Western, Kanuri A member of macrolanguage Kanuri [kau] (Nigeria). |
| Language use | Some also use Dazaga [dzg] or Hausa [hau]. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Muslim, traditional religion. |
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