Language code: kr
Technical information about ISO 639 language code kr
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The table below provides technical details for the Kanuri language, designated by the kr code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Kanuri Native Kanuri |
| Family | Saharan |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Central (Yerwa/Beri-beri) KanuriManga KanuriBilma KanuriTumari (Tuwari) Kanuri |
| Related languages | KanembuTedaDazaZaghawa |
| Key facts | Belongs to the Saharan branch of the Nilo-Saharan language familyHistorically functioned as the trade lingua franca of the Bornu Empire and trans-Saharan routesWritten in both Latin-based Boko and an older Ajami (Arabic-derived) scriptUses vowel length and three register tones that are rarely marked in writingDisplays predominantly Subject-Object-Verb word order with extensive postpositions. |
| Sample phrase | Dala, nyín ká? |
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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.
Language presence globally
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Kanuri speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
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- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- I18N Questions
- FAQ