Kamba language

E267658
Bantu language natural language subject of linguistic study

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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kamba language canonical 4
Kikamba language 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language ⓘ
natural language ⓘ
subject of linguistic study ⓘ
alternativeName Kikamba ⓘ
Kamba language ⓘ
surface form: Kikamba 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 Province, Kenya ⓘ
surface form: Central Kenya

Eastern Province of Kenya ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Kenya
subfamily Central Kenya Bantu languages ⓘ
Northeast Bantu ⓘ
surface form: Northeast Bantu languages
usedFor folktales ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ
songs ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
usedIn community communication ⓘ
local trade ⓘ
traditional ceremonies ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script

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 → Kamba language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kikamba language
Kikuyu language → closelyRelatedTo → Kamba language ⓘ