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Kanuri

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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or Beriberi, an African tribe of mixed origin, the dominant race of Bornu. They are large-boned and coarsefeatured, but contain nevertheless a distinct strain of Fula blood. Beriberi (or Berberi) is the name given them by the Hausa (see Bornu).

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Kanuri'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​k/kanuri.html. 1910.
 
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