Embu, also known as Kîembu, is a Bantu language of

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. It is spoken by the Embu people, also known as the Aembu (sg. Muembu). Speakers of the Embu language can also be found in neighboring districts/

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and in the diaspora. The language is closely related to the

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and

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languages.

Dialects

Embu has two known dialects; Mbeere (Mbere, Kimbeere) and Embu proper. Native Embu speakers can also tell apart a speaker from areas close to Mount Kenya, because they speak with a slight dialect locally called Kiruguru (Kirũgũrũ).

Sample Translations

Sample translations of words from English to Kiembu. Note: Accented characters or diacritical mark are not shown in the following two tables.

Sample Phrases

References

Northeast Bantu languages Languages of Kenya {{Bantu-lang-stub