Kanuri, Manga

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A language of Niger

ISO 639-3
kby
Alternate Names
Kanouri, Kanoury, Kanuri, Kànòrí
Autonym
Manga
User Population

280,000 in Niger (1998). Total users in all countries: 480,000.

Location

Zinder region; Diffa region: Diffa and Maine-soroa departments; Nigeria border area.

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Language Status

5* (Developing). Recognized language (1999, Constitution, Article 3).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Saharan, Western, Kanuri
Dialects

Manga, Dagara. Dialect subgroup member with other Kanuri varieties and Kanembu [kbl] in Chad. A member of macrolanguage Kanuri [kau].

Language Use

Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Dazaga [dzg].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 20%. Taught in primary schools in early grades only, in 2 bilingual primary schools. Radio. TV. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1998–2020.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kanuri, Manga
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Latin script [Latn], used since 2007.

Other Comments

Dagara dialect may be a separate language. Muslim.

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