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Also known as Kikuyu, Gikuyu language, Kikuyu language, Gĩkũyũ, Gĩgĩkũyũ

lingua bantu

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Gikuyu is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Kenya, particularly in the central regions of the country. It matters because it is a major indigenous language with significant cultural and historical importance to the Kikuyu people and their communities.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
modern language
Country
Kenya
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linguistic typology
subject–verb–object
Commons category
Kikuyu language
writing system
Latin alphabet
number of speakers, writers, or signers
6623000
native label
Gĩgĩkũyũ
Wikimedia language code
ki
indigenous to
Central Province
topic's main category
Category:Kikuyu language
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Article · Italiano

Il gikuyu o kikuyu (nome nativo gĩkũyũ, pronuncia [ɣēkōjó]) è una lingua bantu dell'Africa orientale. Al 2022, è parlata da 8,2 milioni di parlanti totali.

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