Kanembu language
| Kanembu | |
|---|---|
| Kanembou | |
| كَنٜݦُ | |
| Native to | Chad |
| Region | Barh el Gazel, Hadjer-Lamis |
| Ethnicity | Kanembu |
Native speakers | 880,000 (2019) |
Early form | |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | kbl |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:kbl – Kanembutxj – Old Kanembu |
| Glottolog | kane1243 |
| Linguasphere | 02-AAA-b |
Kanembu is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Chad by the Kanembu people. It is also spoken by a smaller number of people in Niger. It is closely related to Kanuri.