Samburu is the Eastern Nilotic, North Maa language spoken by the Samburu in the highlands of northern Kenya. The Samburu number about 128,000 (or 147,000 including the Camus/Chamus). Samburu is closely related to Camus (88% to 94% lexical similarity; Camus is sometimes considered a Samburu dialect) and to the South Maa language Maasai (77% to 89% lexical similarity). The word Samburu itself derives from the old Maa word 'saamburr' for the leather bag the Samburu use.

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  • Samburu is the Eastern Nilotic, North Maa language spoken by the Samburu in the highlands of northern Kenya. The Samburu number about 128,000 (or 147,000 including the Camus/Chamus). Samburu is closely related to Camus (88% to 94% lexical similarity; Camus is sometimes considered a Samburu dialect) and to the South Maa language Maasai (77% to 89% lexical similarity). The word Samburu itself derives from the old Maa word 'saamburr' for the leather bag the Samburu use.
  • Samburu (sampur, sambur) on nilosaharalainen kieli, jota puhuvat pohjoisen Kenian samburut. Kieltä puhuu äidinkielenään noin 147 000 henkilöä. Chamusin kieli lasketaan usein samburun murteeksi.
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  • Samburu
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  • Sampur,
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  • 128,000 (147,000 including the Camus)
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  • Samburu is the Eastern Nilotic, North Maa language spoken by the Samburu in the highlands of northern Kenya. The Samburu number about 128,000 (or 147,000 including the Camus/Chamus). Samburu is closely related to Camus (88% to 94% lexical similarity; Camus is sometimes considered a Samburu dialect) and to the South Maa language Maasai (77% to 89% lexical similarity). The word Samburu itself derives from the old Maa word 'saamburr' for the leather bag the Samburu use.
  • Samburu (sampur, sambur) on nilosaharalainen kieli, jota puhuvat pohjoisen Kenian samburut. Kieltä puhuu äidinkielenään noin 147 000 henkilöä. Chamusin kieli lasketaan usein samburun murteeksi.
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  • Samburu language
  • Samburun kieli
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  • Samburu
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