Kanembu People
The Kanembu are an ethnic group of Chad, generally considered the modern descendants of the Kanem-Borno Empire. The Kanembu number an estimated 655,000 people, located primarily in Chad's Lac Prefecture but also in Chari-Baguirmi and Kanem prefectures. They speak the Kanembu language, a variant of Kanuri, with many speaking Arabic as a second language. Linguistically and culturally, they are often considered a subset of the larger 4 million strong Kanuri, although their Kanembu traditions, dialect, and history are unique.
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