كَنٜݦُ | |
|---|---|
 Kanembu traditional dance | |
| Total population | |
| 1,815,270[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Chad (Lac, Kanem, and Chari-Baguirmi) | |
| Languages | |
| Kanembu, Chadian Arabic, French | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kanuri and Toubou |
The Kanembu are an ethnic group of Chad, generally considered the modern descendants of the Kanem–Bornu Empire.[2] The Kanembu are estimated to number 1,815,270 people,[3] located primarily in Chad's Lac Prefecture but also in Chari-Baguirmi and Kanem prefectures.[4] They speak the Kanembu language, which the Kanuri language is closely related to, with many speaking Arabic and sometimes nowadays French as a second language.
- ^ "Chad". 24 August 2023.
- ^ US Country Studies: Chad
- ^ "Chad". 24 August 2023.
- ^ Ethnologue entry on Kanembu