Gikuyu (sometimes written Kikuyu), pronounced "gĩkũyũ" [ɣēkōjó], is a language in the Central Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily by the Kikuyu people of Kenya. Numbering about 6 million (22% of Kenya's population), they are the largest ethnic group in Kenya. Gikuyu is spoken in the area between Nyeri and Nairobi. Gikuyu is one of the five languages of the Thagichu subgroup of the Bantu languages, which stretches from Kenya to Tanzania.

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  • Gikuyu (sometimes written Kikuyu), pronounced "gĩkũyũ" [ɣēkōjó], is a language in the Central Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily by the Kikuyu people of Kenya. Numbering about 6 million (22% of Kenya's population), they are the largest ethnic group in Kenya. Gikuyu is spoken in the area between Nyeri and Nairobi. Gikuyu is one of the five languages of the Thagichu subgroup of the Bantu languages, which stretches from Kenya to Tanzania. The Gikuyu people usually identify their lands by the surrounding mountain ranges in Central Kenya which they call Kirinyaga. Gikuyu has four main mutually intelligible dialects. The Central Province districts are divided along the traditional boundaries of these dialects, which are Kirinyaga, Muranga[Maragua], Nyeri and Kiambu. The Gikuyu from Kirinyaga are composed of two main sub-dialects - the Ndia and Gichũgũ who speak the dialect Kĩ-Ndia and Gĩ-gĩcũgũ. The Gĩcũgũs and the Ndias do not have the "ch" or "sh" sound, and will use the "s" sound instead, hence the pronunciation of "Gĩcũgũ" as opposed "Gĩchũgũ". To hear Ndia being spoken, one needs to be in Kerugoya the largest town in Kirinyaga. Other home towns for the Ndia, where purer forms of the dialect are spoken will be in the tea growing areas of Kagumo, and the cool Kangaita hills. Lower down the slopes is Kutus, which is a bustling dusty town with too many influences from the other dialects to be able to differentiate. The unmistakable sing-song Gichugu dialect (which sounds like Embu, a sister language to Gikuyu) can be heard in the coffee growing areas of Kĩanyaga, Gĩthũre, Kathũngũri, Marigiti. The Gichugu switch easily to the other plainer Kikuyu dialects in conversation with the rest of the Gikuyu. The Mwea division, which is part of the Kirinyaga District, is an amalgam of Gikuyu, mostly from Kirinyaga, settled in the mid to late 1960s, soon after independence, by displaced Gikuyu whose lands had been taken by the colonialists.
  • Kikuyu ist eine in Kenia weitverbreitete Bantusprache, die von etwa 5,5 Mio. Menschen gesprochen wird. Die Bantusprachen sind der größte Unterzweig der Niger-Kongo-Sprachen. Gikuyu wird im Gebiet zwischen Nyeri und Nairobi gesprochen. Kikuyu ist eine der fünf Sprachen der Thagichu, die im Gebiet von Kenia bis Tansania gesprochen werden. Die Kikuyu-Sprache umfasst mehrere Dialekte, die wechselseitig verständlich sind, darunter Ndia, Süd-Kikuyu, Mathira, Gichugu und Nord-Kikuyu. Die Kikuyu-Sprache weist im Wortschatz große Ähnlichkeiten mit dem Embu und Kamba auf, die zurselben Guthrie-Gruppe E20 gehören.
  • Le kikuyu (ou gikuyu, prononcé gĩkũyũ, parfois appelé kikouyou) dont l'appellation dériverait d'un quiproquo entre explorateurs et autochtones, Kikuyu signifiant "Tu mens" dans la langue vernaculaire appartient aux langues bantoues, elles-mêmes membres de la famille des langues nigéro-congolaises. Elle est parlée principalement par l'ethnie Kikuyu du Kenya. Ses 6 millions de locuteurs (22% de la population du Kenya) en font le premier groupe ethnique du pays. Le kikuyu est parlé dans la région comprise entre Nyeri et Nairobi. Les Kikuyus donnent habituellement à leur terre le nom des montagnes environnantes situées au centre du Kenya, qu'ils appellent Kirinyaga ou "la montagne brillante". Le kikuyu possède trois dialectes principaux mutuellement intelligibles; ce sont le ndia (région de Kirinyaga), le gichugu (région de Muranga) et le mathira (région de Nyeri).
  • キクユ語はケニア周辺に住むキクユ族の言語で、ニジェール・コンゴ語族の中央バントゥー語派に属する。 約600万人がケニア国内に居住し、国内では最大言語のひとつである。
  • Gikuyu (soms ook Kikuyu) is een Bantoetaal die voornamelijk gesproken wordt door de Kikuyu in Kenia. De Bantoetalen zijn de grootste ondergroep van de Niger-Congotalen. Gikuyu wordt door bijna 6 miljoen mensen gesproken, vooral in het gebied tussen Nairobi en Nyeri. Het Gikuyu heeft verschillende dialecten, die onderling verstaanbaar zijn: Ndia, Zuid-Kikuyu, Mathira, Gichugu en Noord-Kikuyu.
  • Język kikuju - język z rodziny bantu, używany w Kenii, używany przez lud Kikuju. Liczba mówiących wynosi ok. 6 mln. Kenijczyk Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, wcześniej piszący w języku angielskim, pisze w języku kikuyu. Wydał powieść Mũrogi wa Kagogo. Wikipedia Gĩkũyũ liczyła dnia 2/10/2007 21 artykułów.
  • A língua kikuyu (ou gikuyu, nome nativo gĩkũyũ) é uma língua bantu pertencente à família das línguas nigero-congolesas falada primariamente pelo povo kĩkũyũ do Quênia. Há aproximadamente 6 milhões de falantes do kikuyu (22% da população do Quênia), formando assim o maior grupo étnico desse país. A língua kikuyu é falada na zona entre Nyeri e Nairóbi. O kikuyu é uma das cinco línguas do subgrupo thagichu das línguas bantas que se estende do Quênia à Tanzânia. Os kikuyu distinguem suas terras pelos limites da cadeia de montanhas do Quênia Central, região que chamam de Kirinyaga ou 'a montanha brilhante'. O kikuyu possui quatro dialetos mutuamente inteligíveis. Os distritos da Província Central são divididos são divididos de acordo com as tradicionais fronteiras dialetais, essas divisões são Kirinyaga, Muranga, Nyeri e Kiambu. Os kikuyus de Kirinyaga se dividem em dois subgrupos principais – os ndia e o gichũgũ que falam kĩ-ndia e gĩ-gĩcũgũ. Os gĩcũgũ's e os ndia's não possuem os sons "ch" ou "sh", e usam o som do "s" no lugar, então a pronúncia da palavra "gĩcũgũ" se opõe a "gĩchũgũ". O ndia é falado na cidade de Kerugoya a maior do distrito de Kirinyaga. Outras cidades habitadas pelos ndia, onde formas mais puras dessa língua são faladas, ficam na região do plantio de chá de Kagumo, e nas montanhas temperadas de Kangaita. Mais abaixo se encontra Kutus, uma cidade movimentada onde o ndia foi tão influenciado por outros dialetos que o tornam significativamente diferente. O inconfundível som melódico do dialeto kikuyu gichugu (que soa como o embu, uma língua aparentada com o kikuyu) pode ser ouvido na zona cafeeira de Kĩanyaga, Gĩthũre, Kathũngũri e Marigiti. O kikuyu muda facilmente com a transição das terras altas para as outras áreas de Kirinyaga. A divisão Mwea do distrito de Kirinyaga é habitada por uma mistura dos kikuyu com outras etnias, principalmente vindas de Kirinyaga, que chegaram à região em 1960 após a independência, ocupando o lugar dos kikuyu, cujas terras haviam sido tomadas pelos colonizadores.
  • Кику́йю (гикуйю) — один из банту языков, язык народа кикуйю. Распространён в центральной части Кении. Язык самого крупного этноса Кении, число говорящих 6-7 млн чел. (оценка, конец XX в.). Второй по значению национальный язык Кении.
  • Kikuyu eller gikuyu (av gĩkũyũ), är ett bantuspråk som talas framför allt av kikuyufolk i centrala Kenya. Kikuyu är det språk som har flest modersmålstalare (drygt sju miljoner) i Kenya. Det är nära besläktat med embu, meru och kamba, alla i bantuspråkens grupp E20. Kikuyu skrivs med ett modifierat latinskt alfabet, med bokstäverna a·b·c·d·e·g·h·i·ĩ·j·k·m·n·o·r·t·u·ũ·w·y. Bokstaven v används dialektalt. Språket saknar officiell ställning i Kenya, där de flesta talare bor. Bland kända författare som skriver på kikuyu märks Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Mwangi wa Mutahi och Gatua wa Mbugwa.
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  • Gikuyu (sometimes written Kikuyu), pronounced "gĩkũyũ" [ɣēkōjó], is a language in the Central Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily by the Kikuyu people of Kenya. Numbering about 6 million (22% of Kenya's population), they are the largest ethnic group in Kenya. Gikuyu is spoken in the area between Nyeri and Nairobi. Gikuyu is one of the five languages of the Thagichu subgroup of the Bantu languages, which stretches from Kenya to Tanzania.
  • Kikuyu ist eine in Kenia weitverbreitete Bantusprache, die von etwa 5,5 Mio. Menschen gesprochen wird. Die Bantusprachen sind der größte Unterzweig der Niger-Kongo-Sprachen. Gikuyu wird im Gebiet zwischen Nyeri und Nairobi gesprochen. Kikuyu ist eine der fünf Sprachen der Thagichu, die im Gebiet von Kenia bis Tansania gesprochen werden. Die Kikuyu-Sprache umfasst mehrere Dialekte, die wechselseitig verständlich sind, darunter Ndia, Süd-Kikuyu, Mathira, Gichugu und Nord-Kikuyu.
  • Le kikuyu (ou gikuyu, prononcé gĩkũyũ, parfois appelé kikouyou) dont l'appellation dériverait d'un quiproquo entre explorateurs et autochtones, Kikuyu signifiant "Tu mens" dans la langue vernaculaire appartient aux langues bantoues, elles-mêmes membres de la famille des langues nigéro-congolaises. Elle est parlée principalement par l'ethnie Kikuyu du Kenya. Ses 6 millions de locuteurs (22% de la population du Kenya) en font le premier groupe ethnique du pays.
  • キクユ語はケニア周辺に住むキクユ族の言語で、ニジェール・コンゴ語族の中央バントゥー語派に属する。 約600万人がケニア国内に居住し、国内では最大言語のひとつである。
  • Gikuyu (soms ook Kikuyu) is een Bantoetaal die voornamelijk gesproken wordt door de Kikuyu in Kenia. De Bantoetalen zijn de grootste ondergroep van de Niger-Congotalen. Gikuyu wordt door bijna 6 miljoen mensen gesproken, vooral in het gebied tussen Nairobi en Nyeri. Het Gikuyu heeft verschillende dialecten, die onderling verstaanbaar zijn: Ndia, Zuid-Kikuyu, Mathira, Gichugu en Noord-Kikuyu.
  • Język kikuju - język z rodziny bantu, używany w Kenii, używany przez lud Kikuju. Liczba mówiących wynosi ok. 6 mln. Kenijczyk Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, wcześniej piszący w języku angielskim, pisze w języku kikuyu. Wydał powieść Mũrogi wa Kagogo. Wikipedia Gĩkũyũ liczyła dnia 2/10/2007 21 artykułów.
  • A língua kikuyu (ou gikuyu, nome nativo gĩkũyũ) é uma língua bantu pertencente à família das línguas nigero-congolesas falada primariamente pelo povo kĩkũyũ do Quênia. Há aproximadamente 6 milhões de falantes do kikuyu (22% da população do Quênia), formando assim o maior grupo étnico desse país. A língua kikuyu é falada na zona entre Nyeri e Nairóbi. O kikuyu é uma das cinco línguas do subgrupo thagichu das línguas bantas que se estende do Quênia à Tanzânia.
  • Кику́йю (гикуйю) — один из банту языков, язык народа кикуйю. Распространён в центральной части Кении. Язык самого крупного этноса Кении, число говорящих 6-7 млн чел. (оценка, конец XX в.). Второй по значению национальный язык Кении.
  • Kikuyu eller gikuyu (av gĩkũyũ), är ett bantuspråk som talas framför allt av kikuyufolk i centrala Kenya. Kikuyu är det språk som har flest modersmålstalare (drygt sju miljoner) i Kenya. Det är nära besläktat med embu, meru och kamba, alla i bantuspråkens grupp E20. Kikuyu skrivs med ett modifierat latinskt alfabet, med bokstäverna a·b·c·d·e·g·h·i·ĩ·j·k·m·n·o·r·t·u·ũ·w·y. Bokstaven v används dialektalt.
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