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ISO 639-3 · kncknc
Nilo-Saharan family
Central Kanuri
Central Kanuri is a language of the Saharan branch (Nilo-Saharan), spoken in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. Wikidata counts about 9.3 m speakers (2024). Wikidata describes it as “Sub Saharan language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
knc- Glottocode
cent2050- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- Centre point
- 10.20, 11.60
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
4countries
3scripts
2levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Central Kanuri |
|---|---|
| Also called | Central Kanuri language |
| All speakers | 9,270,000 (2024) |
| Written in | Latin script, Ajami script, Arabic script |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Nilo-Saharan to Central Kanuri
The branches above Central Kanuri, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Cameroon
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationwesCameroon Pidginunclassified · 2 m3 · Wider CommunicationbumBuluNiger–Congo · 860,0003 · Wider CommunicationfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationewoEwondoNiger–Congo · 578,0003 · Wider CommunicationetoEtonNiger–Congo · 250,0006a · VigorousbasBasaaNiger–Congo · 230,0005 · Developing