The Kanuri are the dominant ethnic group of Borno Province in northeastern Nigeria. They number over 3 million in Nigeria, about 500,000 in Niger, 100,000 in Chad, and 60,000 in Cameroon. They are called "Beri-beri" by the Hausa, but they seldom use the term themselves. It has been a Muslim emirate since the eleventh century. The Kanuri language has the largest number of speakers of the Central Saharan Language Family. The Kanuri are sedentary hoe agriculturists, although almost all of the men practice some other occupation as well. The economy is complex, with commerce, transportation, and construction constituting the other main elements of the private business sector. Government and public-service jobs provide another major source of employment today; manufacturing and industry are still relatively unimportant.

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counties and their cultures, kanuri, been a muslim emirate since the eleventh century, called "beri-beri" by the hausa, commerce, transportation, and construction, dominant ethnic group of borno province in northeastern nigeria, sedentary hoe agriculturists

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