Native speakers 320,000 (2009 census) | Ethnicity Embu, Mbeere ISO 639-3 ebu | |
Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuKikuyu–KambaSouthGikuyu–EmbuEmbu | ||
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.
References
Embu language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA