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.