Language: Kanuri

Affiliation: Nilo-Saharan, Western Saharan
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As recipient language

Kanuri vocabulary contributed by Doris Löhr & H. Ekkehard Wolff with Ari Awagana

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List of donor languoids (languages and families) that contributed words to Kanuri
Donor Languoid Words borrowed into Kanuri
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Donor Languoid

These are the names of languages and families from which the recipient language borrowed words directly or indirectly.

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Number of direct loanwords

This is the number of words that the recipient language borrowed (or calqued) directly from this donor languoid.

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Direct loanwords

These are (some of) the direct loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.

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Number of indirect loanwords

This is the number of words that the recipient language borrowed (or calqued) indirectly, i.e. via another, intermediate donor languoid, from this donor languoid.

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Indirect loanwords

These are (some of) the indirect loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.

Proto-Chadic 1 kárám 0
Yoruba 1 kwánò 8 àsháná, áládə̀ kùrwúdì, áládə̀, àníní, kátákó, rèké, ámálánké, àgógó
Songhay 0 2 bàrwùnó, tàwâ
Banda 1 cúkú (1) 0
Hausa 98 àsháná, kə̀rámì, áládə̀ kùrwúdì, áládə̀, tìmbí, káwùrì, líítà, bébé, njíshì, fə́skà 0
Malgwa 1 sháwà 0
Berber 6 dímì, kàlímò, bòrkó, dìfúnò, rùwùtə́, kàlímò 1 támà
Afro-Asiatic 4 cídí, kábbì, cîr (f.), kîr (f.) kàléà, kàléà 0
Proto-West Chadic 1 tígə̀ 0
English 37 fôk, tóngù, kôt, sìkêt, bêl, táwùl, bùrôs, gə̀rəˆs, bə̀rkí, tàfâ 36 kwánò, búródì, télà, yádì, lîn, sə̀lékì, kwálà, sósì, rézà, bànté
Latin 0 2 sàwûl, shàwûl, kákkádə̀
Tamasheq 0 1 cókkòl
Nupe 0 1 àyàwà
Arabic 176 dúnyâ, lárdə̀, báhàr, sàmî, rádə̀, nûr, dùnyâ, tíwàl, nyìyàtə́, nyìyâ 25 kàlímò, káwùrì, líítà, tásà, fàtə́là, mágàsù, fìnjâl, gárìwù, ríwà dìò, sə́fə̀rí
Chadic 3 kə̀mówùn, kúdú, kàzêm 0
French 12 màntô, kwâl, jîp, bùtô, féngèl, màsǒ, fêl, ràtô, métə̀rà, kôl 1 jólóló

As donor languoid

The map shows Kanuri in blue and the recipient languages that borrowed from it in red.

List of recipient languages that borrowed words from Kanuri
Recipient language Words borrowed from Kanuri
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Recipient language

These are the names of recipient languages that borrowed words directly or indirectly from this languoid.

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Number of direct loanwords

This is the number of words that the donor languoid contributed directly to this recipient language.

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Direct loanwords

These are (some of) the direct loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.

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Number of indirect loanwords

This is the number of words that the donor languoid contributed indirectly, i.e. via another, intermediate donor languoid, to this recipient language.

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Indirect loanwords

These are (some of) the indirect loanwords (or calques) from this donor languoid into the recipient language.

Hausa 61 kúlímí, ráwànyí, ráwànyí, yìnná, cíntà, cíntà, zówòr, bàwányí, áwányí, 0