Determined to change this, he spent over four decades studying Kanuri's grammar, language documentation, and its role as a second language. Starting in the late 1960s, Cyffer spent time with ...

That Kanuri language and culture are undergoing these far reaching changes is a matter of concern to many and, already, an interesting debate has begun to emerge, ...

Kanuri is the language associated with the Kanem and Bornu empires which dominated the Lake Chad region for a thousand years. Also, the basic word order of Kanuri sentences is subject-object-verb.

Until now, the Nigerian government has neglected the Kanuri language, leaving few voices to counteract Boko Haram's message in the extremist militia's birthplace in the northeast.

Linguist had long studied Kanuri, spoken by approximately 10 million people across Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad, but little academic works had been published on the language.

The language consists of two main dialects, Manga Kanuri and Yerwa Kanuri, spoken in central Africa by more than 5 million people at the turn of the 21st century, as stated by Britannica. Comments: ...

The culture of the Kanuri, one of the most conversative ethnic groups in Nigeria, is wearing long, roomy garments with caps. A voluminous and heavily embroidered piece, the Kulwu worn by men is ...

The academic community is mourning the loss of emeritus professor Norbert Cyffer, who is renowned for his extensive research on African languages, particularly Kanuri. Linguist had long studied Kanuri ...