Kikuyu language

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kikuyu_language
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Bantu peoples
gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo gptkb:Embu_language
gptkb:Kamba_language
gptkb:Meru_language
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Kikuyu_people
gptkbp:glottologCode kiku1279
gptkbp:hasDialects gptkb:Kiambu
gptkb:Murang'a
gptkb:Kirinyaga
gptkb:Nyeri
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kikuyu language
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code ki
gptkbp:ISO639-3 kik
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Great_Lakes_Bantu_languages
gptkb:Atlantic–Congo_languages
gptkb:Benue–Congo_languages
gptkb:Bantu_languages
gptkb:Bantoid_languages
gptkb:Niger-Congo_languages
gptkb:Southern_Bantoid_languages
gptkb:Kikuyu–Kamba_languages
gptkb:Northeast_Bantu_languages
gptkbp:linguisticTypology tonal language
agglutinative language
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Gĩkũyũ
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers about 8 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:Central_Kenya
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Kenya
gptkbp:status recognized regional language in Kenya
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Latin_script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kikuyu_community
gptkb:Gikuyu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6