Kanuri

noun

Ka·​nu·​ri

kəˈnu̇rē

plural Kanuri or Kanuris

1

a

: an African people of the Muslim kingdom of Bornu west of Lake Chad whose history of dominance in that area goes back more than 500 years compare tibbu

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Kanuri people

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