Kanuri
noun
Ka·nu·ri
| \ kəˈnu̇rē\
plural Kanuri
or Kanuris
Definition of Kanuri
1a
: an African people of the Muslim kingdom of Bornu west of Lake Chad whose history of dominance in that area goes back more than 500 years — compare tibbu
b
: a member of such people
2
: the language of the Kanuri people