Kamba
E617028
Kamba is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Akamba people of Kenya, known for its rich oral traditions and regional cultural significance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kamba canonical | 3 |
| Kamba (Kikamba) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Kikamba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kikamba language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Akamba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | kamb1297 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Kamba (Kenya) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBibleTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
Akamba culture
ⓘ
regional culture in Eastern Kenya ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Kitui Kamba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Machakos Kamba NERFINISHED ⓘ Makueni Kamba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | yes ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| influencedBy | Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-2Code | kam ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | kam ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | vigorous ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguage |
Embu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kikuyu NERFINISHED ⓘ Meru NERFINISHED ⓘ Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Benue–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Bantoid languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ukambani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Akamba people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Northeast Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup | Kamba–Tharaka languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
folktales
ⓘ
music ⓘ oral literature ⓘ proverbs ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| usedIn |
informal education in Akamba communities
ⓘ
local media in Eastern Kenya ⓘ religious contexts in Akamba communities ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kamba (Kikamba)