Alternate Names: Kanouri, Kanoury, Manga
Dialects: Dagara, Manga. Dialect subgroup member with other Kanuri varieties and Kanembu , in Chad. A member of macrolanguage Kanuri ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 280,000 in Niger (1998). Population total all countries: 480,000.
Language Use: Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Dazaga [dzg].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 20%. 2 bilingual primary schools. Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Bible portions: 2005.
Writing System: Arabic (Maghribi), Arabic (Naskh), Latin
Nation of Origin: Niger
Other Comments: Dagara dialect may be a separate language. Muslim.