Samia language
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Samia | |
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Olusaamia | |
Native to | Uganda, Kenya |
Region | Busia District |
Native speakers | 480,000 (2002 & 2009 censuses)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lsm |
Glottolog | saam1283 |
JE.34,343 [2] |
Samia (Saamia) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people of Uganda and Kenya. Ethnologue includes Songa as a dialect, but it may be a separate language.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Samia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Maho (2009)
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