Kanuri
noun
a member of a people living in northeast Nigeria and in Niger.
Kanuris
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pluralof Kanuri.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the top eight he had three Hausas, two Kanuris, one Igbo, one Yoruba and one Nupe.
From BBC ● May 26, 2025
Becoming another IS province could mean losing its ethnic appeal among Kanuris and its appeal among ordinary Nigerians for whom denunciations of corruption involving Nigeria's political elites resonate.
From US News ● Mar. 8, 2015
