Kanuri

Saharan language
Place macrolanguage Q36094
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Kanuri

Summary

Kanuri is a macrolanguage[1]. Kanuri draws 250 Wikipedia views per month (macrolanguage category, ranking #9 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kanuri is in the country of Nigeria[3].
  • Kanuri is in the country of Niger[4].
  • Kanuri is in the country of Chad[5].
  • Kanuri is in the country of Cameroon[6].
  • Kanuri is in the country of Sudan[7].
  • Kanuri is in the country of Libya[8].
  • Kanuri's instance of is recorded as macrolanguage[9].
  • Kanuri's instance of is recorded as modern language[10].
  • Kanuri's instance of is recorded as natural language[11].
  • Kanuri is a type of Saharan[12].
  • Kanuri's writing system is recorded as Arabic alphabet[13].
  • Kanuri's writing system is recorded as Latin script[14].
  • Kanuri's Commons category is recorded as Kanuri[15].
  • Kanuri's Wikimedia language code is recorded as kr[16].
  • Kanuri comprises Central Kanuri[17].
  • Kanuri comprises Manga Kanuri[18].
  • Kanuri comprises Tumari Kanuri[19].
  • Kanuri comprises Bilma Kanuri[20].
  • Kanuri comprises Kanembu[21].
  • Kanuri's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 13, 'lon': 15}[22].
  • Kanuri's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kanuri[23].
  • Kanuri's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kanuri language[24].
  • Kanuri's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+15000000'}[25].
  • Kanuri's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'kr', 'text': 'kanuri'}[26].
  • Kanuri's indigenous to is recorded as West Africa[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Nigeria[3], a sovereign state[28], in Nigeria[29], founded in 1963[30]; Niger[4], a republic[31], in Niger[32], founded in 1960[33]; Chad[5], a sovereign state[34], in Chad[35], founded in 1960[36]; Cameroon[6], a country[37], in Cameroon[38], founded in 1960[39]; Sudan[7], a republic[40], in Sudan[41], founded in 1956[42]; and Libya[8], a sovereign state[43], in Libya[44], founded in 1551[45].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include macrolanguage[9], modern language[10], and natural language[11].

Why It Matters

Kanuri draws 250 Wikipedia views per month (macrolanguage category, ranking #9 of 12).[2] Kanuri has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Kanuri is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Kanuri. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/kanuri-q36094
MLA “Kanuri.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/kanuri-q36094.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kanuri-q36094_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Kanuri}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kanuri-q36094}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Kanuri — https://4ort.xyz/entity/kanuri-q36094 (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/kanuri-q36094 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Nigeria, Niger, Chad +3
    Subclass of Saharan
    Indigenous to West Africa, North Africa
    Instance of
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ast, sw, az, vep, bn, ru, knc, mk, nn, eu, azb, tr, sat, simple, hif, pt, arz, kv, eo, mzn, fa, vi, fi, af, pl, mg, ko, ar, lij, igl, ca, lt, cs, zh-yue, et, "
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.