Mwimbi dialect
E916996
The Mwimbi dialect is a regional variety of the Bantu Meru language spoken by the Mwimbi people in eastern Kenya.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mwimbi dialect canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language variety
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mwimbi cultural identity ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Chuka dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imenti dialect ⓘ Muthambi dialect ⓘ Tharaka dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Mwimbi area of eastern slopes of Mount Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Mwimbi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
noun class system typical of Bantu languages ⓘ rich verbal inflection ⓘ tone distinctions ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Meru dialect cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Embu-Meru region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesGrammarWith | Meru language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesVocabularyWith | other Meru dialects ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Mwimbi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Eastern Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Kimeru language
ⓘ
Meru language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
English language
ⓘ
Swahili language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | oral communication ⓘ |
| usedIn |
daily conversation
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.