Embu language
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| Embu | |
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| Kiembu | |
| Native to | Kenya, Tanzania |
| Region | Eastern Province, Embu District |
| Ethnicity | Embu, Mbeere |
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Native speakers
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320,000 (2009 census)[1] |
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Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ebu |
| Glottolog | embu1241[2] |
E.52[3] |
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Embu, also known as Kîembu, is a Bantu language of Kenya. It is spoken by the Embu people, also known as the Aembu (sg. Muembu), and by the Mbeere people.
Embu also has two known dialects, Mbeere (Mbere, Kimbeere) and Embu proper.[1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Embu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ↑ [1]
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Note: The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them.
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