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, and Embu. 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.

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  • 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, and Embu. 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.
  • Język kikamba albo kamba - język z rodziny bantu, używany w Kenii, w 1980 roku liczba mówiących wynosiła ok. 1,7 mln.
  • A língua kikamba é uma língua bantu falada pelo povo Akamba do Quênia. Acredita-se que também seja falada por alguns povos bantus na Tanzania (Thaisu). A língua kikamba possui similaridades lexicais com outras línguas bantu como kikuyu, meru, embu, etc.
  • Kamba (kikamba) är ett bantuspråk som talas som modersmål av omkring 2,5 miljoner människor, främst etniska kamba i Kenya och Tanzania, och av omkring 600 000 människor som andraspråk. Kamba är nära besläktat med kikuyu, embu, chuka och meru, alla i bantuspråken klass E20. Språket talas framför allt i de kenyanska provinserna Eastern och Coast.
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  • Kamba
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  • Kikamba
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  • 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, and Embu. 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.
  • Język kikamba albo kamba - język z rodziny bantu, używany w Kenii, w 1980 roku liczba mówiących wynosiła ok. 1,7 mln.
  • A língua kikamba é uma língua bantu falada pelo povo Akamba do Quênia. Acredita-se que também seja falada por alguns povos bantus na Tanzania (Thaisu). A língua kikamba possui similaridades lexicais com outras línguas bantu como kikuyu, meru, embu, etc.
  • Kamba (kikamba) är ett bantuspråk som talas som modersmål av omkring 2,5 miljoner människor, främst etniska kamba i Kenya och Tanzania, och av omkring 600 000 människor som andraspråk. Kamba är nära besläktat med kikuyu, embu, chuka och meru, alla i bantuspråken klass E20. Språket talas framför allt i de kenyanska provinserna Eastern och Coast.
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  • Kamba language
  • Język kikamba
  • Língua kikamba
  • Kamba (språk)
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  • Kamba
  • Kikamba
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