Kanuri

American  

[kuh-noor-ee] / kəˈnʊər i /

noun

plural

Kanuris,

plural

Kanuri

1. a member of a people living in northeast Nigeria and in Niger.

2. the Nilo-Saharan language of the Kanuri people.

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Example Sentences

Arewaflix will be a service "not only for Hausa films, but also for films in other languages from northern Nigeria", including Nupe and Kanuri, Amart said.

From Barron's

Buhari's father, who died when he was four, was Fulani, while his mother, who brought him up, was Kanuri.

From BBC

There, he mastered writing in Kanuri and then Arabic.

From Washington Post

There are versions in local pidgin English, Hausa, Kanuri and Fulani.

From Reuters

Shekau was fluent in his native Kanuri language, as well as Hausa and Arabic.

From BBC