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Kanembu
كَنٜݦُ
Kanembu traditional dance
Total population
1,815,270[1]
Regions with significant populations
Chad (Lac, Kanem, and Chari-Baguirmi)
Languages
Kanembu, Chadian Arabic, French
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Kanuri and Toubou

The Kanembu are an ethnic group of Chad, generally considered the modern descendants of the Kanem-Bornu Empire.[2] The Kanembu are estimated to number 1,815,270 people,[3] located primarily in Chad's Lac Prefecture but also in Chari-Baguirmi and Kanem prefectures.[4] They speak the Kanembu language, which the Kanuri language is closely related to, with many speaking Arabic and sometimes nowadays French as a second language.

  1. ^ "Chad". 24 August 2023.
  2. ^ US Country Studies: Chad
  3. ^ "Chad". 24 August 2023.
  4. ^ Ethnologue entry on Kanembu

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