Kamba language
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| Kamba | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kikamba | ||
| Spoken in | Kenya, Tanzania | |
| Region | Machakos, Kitui | |
| Total speakers | 2,448,300 (1989 census)[1] | |
| Language family | Niger-Congo languages | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | kam | |
| ISO 639-3 | kam | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
Kikamba is a Bantu language spoken by the Akamba people of Kenya. It is also believed to be spoken by some Bantu people in Tanzania (Thaisu).
The Kikamba language has lexical similarities to other Bantu languages such as Kikuyu, Meru, Embu, etc.
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In Kenya the Kamba is spoken in four major regions of Kamba Land. These regions are Machakos, Kitui, Makueni and Mwingi. The Machakos variety is considered the Standard variety of the four dialects and has been used in the translation of the BIBLE.
