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Central Kanuri

Central Kanuri is a language in the Saharan family spoken in 5 countries.

New Testament

Scripture in Central Kanuri

The New Testament is reported in Central Kanuri.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Central Kanuri is spoken

  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Sudan

See Central Kanuri on the language map

About Central Kanuri

Part of
Kanuri (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Saharan
ISO 639-3 code
knc
Glottocode
cent2050
Also known as
Kanuri, Central: Njesko · Kanuri, Yerwa

Dialects and varieties 20

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Central Kanuri as a whole.

  • Kanuri, Central: BilmaNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Central: DagaraNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Central: FachiNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Central: FadawaNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Central: GuvjaNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Central: KabariNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Central: KagaNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Central: KwayamNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Central: LareNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Central: MaiduguriNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Central: MaoNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Central: NgazarNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Central: NjeskoNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Central: SugurtiNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Central: TemageriNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Central: YerwaNo known Scripture
  • KartaNo known Scripture
  • MobeurNo known Scripture
  • NgumatiNo known Scripture
  • ZararaNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • GRN MapAppGlobal Recordings Network / LightSys MapApp · Source attribution retained; internal research
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.