Manga Kanuri is a variety of the Kanuri language a Nilo-Saharan language of the Saharan branch. Manga Kanuri is spoken mainly in Niger in the regions of Zinder and Diffa along the Nigerian and Chadian borders. It also spoken by a significant number of speakers in Nigeria. Manga Kanuri is the second largest variety of the Kanuri language and is used as a trade language in Niger.[1] It has two main dialects, Manga, and Dagara.[2]
Manga Kanuri
Native to
Nigeria, Niger
Region
Lake Chad
Ethnicity
Kanuri
Native speakers
(920,000 cited 1993–2021)[3]
Language family
Nilo-Saharan?
Saharan
Western
Kanuri
Manga Kanuri
Dialects
Dagara
Manga
Writing system
Latin Arabic (Ajami)[4]
Language codes
ISO 639-3
kby
Glottolog
mang1399
It exhibits a subject-object-verb (SOV) word order. Semantically, Manga Kanuri employs a system of noun class distinctions, influencing both nominal and verbal morphology. Phonologically, the language includes a diverse set of consonants and vowels, with tones playing a crucial role in distinguishing lexical meanings. Morphologically, it features agglutinative elements, where affixes are added to a root to convey various grammatical nuances. Word formation often involves the use of prefixes, suffixes, and infixes.[5]
Manga Kanuri's morphology is notably complex, incorporating intricate verbal inflections that convey tense, aspect, mood, and subject concord. The language employs postpositions to indicate spatial and temporal relationships, offering a distinct set of locative markers. Adjectives in Manga Kanuri usually follow the noun they modify, contributing to the language's syntactic structure. Additionally, the use of classifiers is prevalent, enhancing precision in describing nouns within specific semantic categories.[5]
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^ ab"Review of: The Kanuri language: a reference grammar, by John P. Hutchison". SIL International. January 24, 2013.
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