Kanembu language
Kanembu is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Chad by the Kanembu people. It is also spoken by a smaller number of people in Niger. It is closely related to Kanuri.
Phonology
Consonants
- can also have allophones of.
Vowels
- Vowel length is also distributed.
Writing system
In 2009, the Chadian government standardized both Latin and Ajami scripts for all indigenous languages of the country, including Kanembu, in what is known as Chadian National Alphabet.
| A a | B b | C c | D d | E e | Ə ə | F f | G g | H h | I i | J j | K k |
| L l | M m | N n | O o | Pp | R r | S s | T t | U u | W w | Y y | - |
| - |
The letters are also used. The orthography also uses the digraphs.
The Ajami script has been used for Kanembu, since the time of Dunama Dabbalemi, and still today in the Tarjumo language or in religious works.
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| A | E | Ə | I | O | U |
| Aa | Ee | Əə | Ii | Oo | Uu |
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| aa | ee | əə | ii | oo | uu |