Native to Kenya, Tanzania Native speakers 320,000 (2009 census) | Ethnicity Embu, Mbeere ISO 639-3 ebu | |
Region Eastern Province, Embu District Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Southern Bantoid
Bantu
Northeast Bantu
Kikuyu–Kamba
South
Gikuyu–Embu
Embu | ||
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