Embu language

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Embu
Kiembu
Native toKenya, Tanzania
RegionEastern Province, Embu District
EthnicityEmbu, Mbeere
Native speakers
320,000 (2009 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ebu
Glottologembu1241
E.52[2]

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][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Embu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ [1]