Nyeri dialect

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The Nyeri dialect is a regional variety of the Kikuyu language traditionally spoken in and around Nyeri in central Kenya.

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Nyeri dialect canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
regional variety of Kikuyu language
belongsTo Gikuyu
surface form: Gikuyu dialect continuum
closelyRelatedTo Kiambu dialect
Kirinyaga dialect
Murang’a dialect
country Kenya
ethnicGroup Kikuyu people
historicalRegion Central Province, Kenya
surface form: Central Province of Kenya (former administrative unit)
languageBranch Bantoid languages
Benue–Congo languages
Southern Bantu languages
languageCode no separate ISO 639-3 code (covered by Kikuyu: "kik")
languageFamily Bantu languages
Niger–Congo languages
lexicalFeature contains vocabulary specific to Nyeri region
mutuallyIntelligibleWith other Kikuyu dialects
partOfLanguage Kikuyu language
phonologyFeature shares core phonological system with standard Kikuyu
region Kenyan highlands
surface form: Mount Kenya region
spokenIn Central Province, Kenya
surface form: Central Kenya

Nyeri
standardization not an official standard variety of Kikuyu
status primarily spoken, not widely used as a written standard
usedBy Kikuyu community in and around Nyeri
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Kikuyu hasDialects Nyeri dialect