OLAC resources in and about the Central Kanuri language

ISO 639-3: knc

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

• Primary texts
• Lexical resources
• Language descriptions
• Other resources about the language

Other known names and dialect names: Aga, Baribari, Beriberi, Bornouan, Bornouans, Bornu, Dagara, Fadawa, Guvja, Kabari, Kaga, Kagama, Kanouri, Kanoury, Central Kanuri, Kole, Kolere, Kuvuri, Kwayam, Lare, Lere, Maiduguri, Mao, Mavar, Mobber, Mober, Movar, Mowor, Ngazar, Njesko, Sirata, Sugurti, Temageri, Yerwa, Yerwa Kanuri

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Primary texts

1. ONLINEThe Languages and Peoples of Bornu. Benton, P.A. 1968. Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_knc_vertxt-1

Lexical resources

1. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Central Kanuri. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:knc
2. ONLINEKanuri, Central Swadesh List. n.a. n.d. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_knc_swadesh-1

Language descriptions

1. Grammar of the Bórnu or Kānurī language. Koelle, S. W. (Sigismund Wilhelm). 1854. London : Church Missionary House. oai:gial.edu:28187
2. Grammar of the Bórnu or Kānurī language 4. Koelle, S. W. (Sigismund Wilhelm). 1854. London : Church Missionary House. oai:gial.edu:28188
3. ONLINEGlottolog 5.3 Resources for Central Kanuri. n.a. 2026. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:cent2050
4. ONLINEPHOIBLE 2.0 phonemic inventories for Central Kanuri. n.a. 2019. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. oai:phoible.org:cent2050
5. ONLINEA Sketch of Kanuri. Cyffer, Norbert. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:2049
6. ONLINEAspects of Kanuri Syntax. Hutchison, John P. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:2437
7. ONLINEReduplicative Constructions. Moravcsik, Edith A. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:2981
8. ONLINEWe learn Kanuri. Cyffer, Norbert. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:3305
9. ONLINESyntax des Kanuri: Dialekt von Yerwa (Maiduguri). Cyffer, Norbert. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:3651
10. ONLINEThe Kanuri Language: A Reference Grammar. Hutchison, John P. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:383
11. ONLINEEnglish - Kanuri Dictionary. Cyffer, Norbert. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:4084
12. ONLINEDictionary of the Kanuri Language. Anonymous. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:4085
13. ONLINEThe phonology of Yerwa Kanuri. Awobuluyi, A. Oladele. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:41
14. ONLINEThe evolution of grammar: Tense, aspect and modality in the languages of the world. Bybee, Joan L. and Perkins, Revere and Pagliuca, William. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:4254
15. ONLINEDie Verbalstruktur im Kanuri. Cyffer, Norbert. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:5040
16. ONLINEA Study of the Kanuri Language: Grammar and Vocabulary. Lukas, Johannes. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:513
17. ONLINEThe Languages and Peoples of Bornu. Benton, P.A. 1968. Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_knc_morsyn-1
18. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Kanuri. n.a. 2026. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:knr
19. ONLINEWOLD Resources for Kanuri. n.a. 2013. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wold.clld.org:5
20. ONLINELAPSyD Online page for Kanuri. Maddieson, Ian. 2009. www.lapsyd.ddl.cnrs.fr. oai:www.lapsyd.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr:src218

Other resources about the language

1. ONLINEKanuri, Central: a language of Nigeria. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:knc
2. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Kanuri, Central. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_knc
3. Vowel length in Kanuri. Jarrett, Kevin A. 1978. SIL International. oai:sil.org:1470
4. The development of the Kanuri aspect system within Western Saharan. Jarrett, Kevin A. 1981. Nilo-Saharan: proceedings of the First Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium, Leiden, September 8-10, 1980, Thilo C. Schadeberg and M. Lionel Bender (eds.). oai:sil.org:1486
5. Tense/aspect/mood in Kanuri verb forms. Jarrett, Kevin A. 1980. SIL International. oai:sil.org:2957
6. ONLINEDialectes et alphabétisation dans les écoles: Une étude explorative de l’intercompréhension des différents dialectes kanuri du Niger. Jarrett, Kevin A. 1988. SIL International. oai:sil.org:4879
7. ONLINEThe Languages and Peoples of Bornu. Benton, P.A. 1968. Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_knc_contents-1
8. ONLINEKanuri, Central Etc.. The Long Now Foundation. n.d. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_knc_misc-1
9. ONLINEThe Languages and Peoples of Bornu. Benton, P.A. 1968. Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_knc_number-1
10. ONLINEUniversal Declaration of Human Rights. The Long Now Foundation. 1948. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_knc_undec-1

Other known names and dialect names: Aga, Baribari, Beriberi, Bornouan, Bornouans, Bornu, Dagara, Fadawa, Guvja, Kabari, Kaga, Kagama, Kanouri, Kanoury, Central Kanuri, Kole, Kolere, Kuvuri, Kwayam, Lare, Lere, Maiduguri, Mao, Mavar, Mobber, Mober, Movar, Mowor, Ngazar, Njesko, Sirata, Sugurti, Temageri, Yerwa, Yerwa Kanuri

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