Kamba language

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Kamba language is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Kamba people of Kenya, known for its rich oral traditions and close linguistic ties to other Central Kenya Bantu languages.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kamba language canonical 4
Kikamba language 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language
natural language
subject of linguistic study
alternativeName Kikamba
Kikamba language
linked to: Kamba language
belongsToMacroArea Africa
closelyRelatedTo Embu language
Kikuyu language
Kitharaka language
Meru language
hasEthnicPopulation Kamba people
hasGlottologCode kamb1297
hasGlottologName Kamba (Kenya)
hasGuthrieCode E55
hasISO639-3Code kam
hasLexicalSimilarityWith Embu language
Kikuyu language
Meru language
hasLinguisticTypology SVO word order
agglutinative language
hasMorphology noun class system
hasPhonologicalFeature tone language
hasRichTradition oral traditions
hasStatus regional language in Kenya
isTaughtIn some Kenyan primary schools
languageFamily Atlantic–Congo languages
Bantoid languages
Bantu languages
Benue–Congo languages
Niger–Congo languages
primaryCountryOfUse Kenya
spokenBy Kamba people
spokenInCountry Kenya
spokenInRegion Central Kenya
Eastern Kenya
subfamily Central Kenya Bantu languages
Northeast Bantu languages
linked to: Northeast Bantu
usedFor folktales
oral literature
proverbs
songs
storytelling
usedIn community communication
local trade
traditional ceremonies
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kikuyu closelyRelatedTo Kamba language
Embu language hasNeighborLanguage Kamba language
Meru language closelyRelatedTo Kamba language
Kamba language alternativeName Kikamba language
linked to: Kamba language
Kikuyu language closelyRelatedTo Kamba language