▁Ful ani ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁K ird i ▁to ▁Islam . ▁The ▁Bor oro ▁Ful ani , ▁tall , ▁thin ▁nom ads ▁with ▁l ighter ▁complex ions ▁than ▁their ▁sed ent ary ▁kin , ▁drive ▁her ds ▁of ▁cattle ▁through ▁this ▁region , ▁though ▁they ▁also ▁move ▁through ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁strip ▁of ▁land ▁between ▁Niger ia ▁and ▁Ch ad , ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁Ful ani ▁speak ▁Ful ful de , ▁a ▁Sen eg amb ian ▁language . ▁ ▁Adam awa - language ▁speak ers ▁make ▁up ▁a ▁smaller ▁group , ▁with ▁about ▁ 1 6 9 , 7 0 0 ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁These ▁are ▁broken ▁into ▁the ▁M und ang ▁and ▁the ▁T up uri , ▁whose ▁territ ories ▁lie ▁adjacent ▁to ▁one ▁another ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁border ▁with ▁Ch ad . ▁The ▁Kan uri , ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁border ▁between ▁Niger ia ▁and ▁W aza ▁Park , ▁are ▁the ▁sole ▁speak ers ▁of ▁a ▁N ilo - S ah aran ▁language . ▁They ▁number ed ▁about ▁ 5 6 , 5 0 0 ▁individuals ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Some ▁ 6 3 , 0 0 0 ▁semi - nom adic ▁Sh u wa ▁Arab s ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁up ▁to ▁Lake ▁Ch ad . ▁ ▁More ▁than ▁ 9 7 4 , 4 0 8 ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁speak ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁various ▁Ch adic ▁languages ▁and ▁thus ▁compr ise ▁the ▁pl