Kuria language

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Kuria
Igikuria
Native to Kenya, Tanzania[1]
Native speakers
690,000 (2005–2009)[2]
Dialects
Kuria proper
Simbiti
Hacha
Surwa
Sweta
Latin, Arabic
Language codes
ISO 639-3 kuj
Glottolog kuri1259[3]
JE.43,431–434[4]

Kuria is spoken by the Kuria peoples of Northern Tanzania, with some speakers also residing in Kenya.

Maho (2009) treats the Simbiti, Hacha, Surwa, and Sweta varieties as distinct languages.

References

  1. Ethnologue entry for Kuria
  2. Kuria at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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  4. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online