Kikuyu language

Kikuyu
Gĩgĩkũyũ
Pronunciation[ɣēkōjó]
Native toKenya
RegionCentral Province
EthnicityAgĩkũyũ
Native speakers
12 million (2019 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Gichugu
  • Mathira
  • Ndia
  • Northern Gikuyu
  • Southern Gikuyu
Language codes
ISO 639-1ki
ISO 639-2kik
ISO 639-3kik
Glottologkiku1240
E.51[3]
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PersonGĩkũyũ
PeopleAGĩkũyũ
LanguageGĩkũyũ
CountryBũrũrĩ Wa Gĩkũyũ

Kikuyu or Gikuyu (Gikuyu: Gĩkũyũ [ɣēkōjó]) (also known as Gĩgĩkũyũ) is a Bantu language spoken by the Gĩkũyũ (Agĩkũyũ) of Kenya. Kikuyu is mainly spoken in the area between Nyeri, Nairobi and Nakuru. The Kikuyu people usually identify their lands by the surrounding mountain ranges in Central Kenya, including Mount Kenya, which they call Kĩrĩnyaga.

  1. ^ Kikuyu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Glottolog 4.8 - Gikuyu-Temi".
  3. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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