Alternate Names: Beriberi, Bornu, Kanouri, Kanoury, Yerwa Kanuri
Dialects: Fadawa, Guvja, Kabari (Kuvuri), Kaga (Kagama), Kwayam, Lare (Lere), Mao, Ngazar, Njesko, Temageri, Yerwa. Kwayam dialect not understood by other Kanuri (Lukas 1937). Maiduguri dialect mutually intelligible. Reportedly most similar to Manga Kanuri , and Tumari Kanuri ,. Yerwa is central dialect. A member of macrolanguage Kanuri ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,000,000 in Nigeria (Gunnemark and Kenrick 1985). Population total all countries: 3,240,500. L2 users: 500,000 in Nigeria.
Language Development: Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1997.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Arabic (Maghribi), Arabic (Naskh), Latin
Nation of Origin: Nigeria
Other Comments: Muslim.