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