Kanembu people
Ethnic group in Chad / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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 |
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