Where is Kanuri?
Kanuri, African people, the dominant element of the population of Bornu state in northeastern Nigeria and also found in large numbers in southeastern Niger. The Kanuri language is classified as belonging to the Saharan branch of the Nilo-Saharan family.
What is the meaning of Kanuri?
Definition of Kanuri 1a : an African people of the Muslim kingdom of Bornu west of Lake Chad whose history of dominance in that area goes back more than 500 years — compare tibbu. b : a member of such people. 2 : the language of the Kanuri people.
What is I Love U in Kanuri?
“Nya Raakna” is Kanuri for “I love you”.
What language do Kanuri speak?
Kanuri is a Chadic language spoken across northeast Nigeria (mostly in Borno and Yobe States), southeastern Niger, western Chad, northern Cameroon, parts of Libya, and the Darfur region of Sudan. An estimated 7.8 million people speak Kanuri as a first language; the majority of them live in Nigeria.
How many types of Kanuri are there?
Kanuri consists of two main dialects, Manga Kanuri and Yerwa Kanuri (also called Beriberi, which its speakers consider pejorative), spoken in central Africa by more than 5,700,000 individuals at the turn of the 21st century.
How do you say I love you in Fulani language?
Mi yidi ma The Fula or Fulani language is used widely in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Cameroon, and Mauritania due to the Fula’s nomadic trait.
How do you say wife in Kanuri?
The following word list of Kanuri is from Löhr & Wolff (2009)….List.
English gloss | Kanuri |
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child(1) | tádà |
baby | tíwàl |
husband | kwâ |
wife | kámú |
What is thank you in Fulani?
Useful phrases in Fula
Phrase | Fulfulde (Fula) |
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Sorry | |
Please | |
Thank you | Jaraama |
Reply to thank you |