Language

Tumari Kanuri

Tumari Kanuri is a language in the Saharan family spoken in Chad and Niger.

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Scripture in Tumari Kanuri

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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 Tumari Kanuri is spoken

  • Chad
  • Niger

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About Tumari Kanuri

Part of
Kanuri (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Saharan
ISO 639-3 code
krt
Glottocode
tuma1248
Also known as
Kanuri, Tumari · Kanuri, Tumari: Kubari

Dialects and varieties 6

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

  • Kanuri, Tumari: KubariNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Tumari: SugurtiNo known Scripture
  • Kanuri, Tumari: TumariNo known Scripture
  • KubariNo known Scripture
  • Kubari-SuwurtiNo known Scripture
  • SugurtiNo 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
  • 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.