Kanembu people
كَنٜݦُ | |
|---|---|
Kanembu traditional dance | |
| Total population | |
| 1,815,270 | |
| 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. The Kanembu are estimated to number 1,815,270 people, located primarily in Chad's Lac Prefecture but also in Chari-Baguirmi and Kanem prefectures. 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.