| Kamba | |
|---|---|
| Kikamba | |
| Spoken in | Kenya, Tanzania |
| Region | Machakos, Kitui |
| Native speakers | 4 million (no date) 600,000 L2 speakers |
| Language family |
Niger–Congo
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | kam |
| ISO 639-3 | either: kam – Kamba dhs – Dhaiso (Thaisu) |
The Kamba language, or Kikamba, is a Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people of Kenya. It is spoken by 5,000 people in Tanzania (Thaisu).
The Kamba language has lexical similarities to other Bantu languages such as Kikuyu, Meru, and Embu.
In Kenya, Kamba is spoken in four major regions of Kamba Land. These regions are Machakos, Kitui, Makueni and Mwingi. The Machakos variety is considered the standard variety of the four dialects and has been used in the translation of the Bible.