Kanembu

Kanembu is a Saharan language spoken in Niger and Chad.

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Kanembu · 13.9°N 14.8°E

Kanembu is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Chad by the Kanembu people. It is also spoken by a smaller number of people in Niger. It is closely related to Kanuri.

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Words in Kanembu

Meaning	Word	Romanization
eye	sim*
ear	sumo*
nose	kinCa*
tooth	t3mi*
tongue	t3lam*
hand	musko*
blood	bu*
bone	sila*
skin	t3gu*
knee	ngurunguruN*
breast	t3gam*
water	Ngi*
fire	kanu*
sun	kau*
stone	kou*
tree	k3sga*
leaf	kalu*
night	bune*
dog	k3ri*
fish	buni*
one	laku*
two	ndi*
drink	ngiya*
see	ru*
hear	pa*
die	nu*
come	is3*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

Nearby languages

Buduma Malgbe Mpade Berakou Chadian Arabic Ngala of Lake Chad Tumari Kanuri Maslam Chadian Sign Language Afade

Elsewhere

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