Kanembu language

Kanembu is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Chad by the Kanembu people. It is closely related to Kanuri.

Writing system[]

Kanembu is written with the Latin script alphabet.

The letters ⟨â, ê, î, ô, û⟩ are also used. The orthography also uses the digraphs ⟨mb, nd, ng, nj⟩.

The Ajami script was used for Kanembu, since the time of Dunama Dabbalemi, and still today in the Tarjumo language or in religious works.

Notes[]

References[]

• Jouannet, Francis (1977). "Essai d'inventaire phonétique du parler kanembou des Ngaldoukou du Sud-Kanem". In Caprile, Jean-Pierre (ed.). Études phonologiques tchadiennes. Paris: SELAF. pp. 129–143. ISBN 2-85297-019-8.
• Jouannet, Francis (1982). Le kanembou des Ngaldoukou : langue saharienne parlée sur les rives septentrionales du lac Tchad : phonématique et prosodie. Paris: SELAF. ISBN 2-85297-129-1.
• Lukas, Johannes (1931). Die Sprache der Káidi-Kanembú in Kanem. Hamburg: C. Boysen.

External links[]

• PanAfriL10n page on Kanuri (includes Kanembu)
• "http://kanembou.net – photos and language recordings"
• Old Kanembu Islamic Manuscripts

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