Native to Kenya, Tanzania Writing system Latin, Arabic | Native speakers 690,000 (2005–2009) ISO 639-3 kuj | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Bantu
Northeast Bantu
Great Lakes Bantu
Logooli–Kuria (E.40)
Kuria Dialects Kuria proper
Simbiti
Hacha
Surwa
Sweta | ||
Kuria is spoken by the Kuria peoples of Northern Tanzania, with some speakers also residing in Kenya.
Maho (2009) treats the Simbiti, Hacha, Surwa, and Sweta varieties as distinct languages.
References
Kuria language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA