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Samia language

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Native to
  
Dialects
  
SamiaSonga (?)

Region
  
Vihiga District

ISO 639-3
  
lsm

Native speakers
  
480,000 (2002 & 2009 censuses)

Language family
  
Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoBantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuMasaba–Luhya (J.30)Samia

Samia (Saamia) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people of Uganda and Kenya. Ethnologue includes Songa as a dialect, but it may be a separate language.

References

Samia language Wikipedia


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