Language code: `kr`

Technical information about ISO 639 language code kr

The table below provides technical details for the Kanuri language, designated by the kr code from the ISO 639-1 standard.

Code	`kr`
Name	Official Kanuri Native Kanuri
Family	Saharan
Scripts
Text direction	Left-to-Right
Plural rules
Character encodings	UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32
Supported in Localizely

Kanuri is part of the Nilo-Saharan language family, specifically within the Saharan branch. It is predominantly spoken by the Kanuri and Kanembu peoples in Nigeria, Niger, and Chad, with a smaller number of speakers in Cameroon. The language is written using both Latin and Arabic scripts. It is estimated to have more than 9.5 million speakers worldwide.