Kanembou

The kanembou is a spoken language with the Chad, mainly in the areas of the Kanem, the Lac and the Hadjer-Lamis.

Approximately 400.000 speakers in 1993.

History

Classification

Geographical distribution

Dialects

Writing

The language kanembou is written with the Latin alphabet adapted.

Pronunciation

Grammar

Lexicon

Examples

Sociolinguistique

Statute

The kanembou, like all the other national languages of Chad, does not profit from any official statute.

Article 9 of the Constitution known as: the official languages are French and Arabic. The law fixes the conditions of promotion and development of the national languages.

See too

List of the languages of Linguistic Chad

Dictionary of the languages

Languages by family

nilo-Saharan Languages

Saharan

Western

kanouri

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