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Kanuri Complete Introduction: Kanuri /kəˈnuːri/ also known as Barebari, Bornowaji and Kolejo by some other neighbouring African ethnic groups is a dialect continuum spoken by some Nine (9) million people, but there are approximately additional Five (5) million Kanuris that do not speak the language as at 2017.The Kanuris mainly lives in North –Eastern Nigeria , Western Niger , South – Eastern Chad and Northern Cameroon republics as well as in small minorities in southern Libya and by diaspora in Sudan and the Republic of Gabon .Others lives in Lafiyan Barebari in Nasarawa state, Zaria in Kaduna state, Hadejia, kerikasamma and Mallam Madori all in Jigawa state of Nigeria, plus some other remaining few ones not mentioned here. The Kanuri Kingdom with its remnant cities, provinces and states like Borno and Yobe states in in Nigeria , Damagaram (Zinder) in Niger , Mao the capital of Prefecture of Kanem in Chad as well as Kusri and Baghirmi in Cameroon republics were