Language code: kau
Technical information about ISO 639 language code kau
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The table below provides technical details for the Kanuri language, designated by the kau code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Official Kanuri Native Kanuri |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Central Kanuri (Yerwa/Borno)Manga KanuriTumari KanuriBilma Kanuri |
| Related languages | KanembuTeda (Tedaga)Daza (Dazaga)Zaghawa |
| Key facts | Historically served as the lingua franca of the powerful Kanem–Bornu EmpireTraditionally written in an Ajami form of Arabic script, though a standardized Latin orthography is now promotedFeatures a three-level tonal system that distinguishes meaningContains many loanwords from Arabic and Hausa due to centuries of trade and religionPersonal pronouns can be attached as suffixes to verbs, creating complex verb forms. |
| Sample phrase | Akam, nde woo? |
| Character encodings | |
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The Kanuri language, identified by the code kau, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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