Kanembu people

Kanembu
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.

  1. ^ "Chad". 24 August 2023.
  2. ^ US Country Studies: Chad
  3. ^ "Chad". 24 August 2023.
  4. ^ Ethnologue entry on Kanembu