Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bornu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: bor-nu
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An independent kingdom (1380-1893), descended from the Kanem–Bornu Empire (700-1380), that covered much of modern Chad and parts of Libya, Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon

Inflected Forms

Bornou (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

Bornuese

Questions

What does bornu mean?: An independent kingdom (1380-1893), descended from the Kanem–Bornu Empire (700-1380), that covered much of modern Chad and parts of Libya, Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon

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