Samia language
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"Songa language" redirects here. For the purported Songa language of DRC, see Buyu language.
Samia | |
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Olusaamia | |
Native to | Uganda, Kenya |
Region | Vihiga District |
Native speakers
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480,000 (2002 & 2009 censuses)[1] |
Niger–Congo
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Dialects |
Samia
Songa (?)
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lsm |
Glottolog | saam1283 [2] |
JE.34,343 [3] |
Samia (Saamia) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people of Uganda and Kenya. Ethnologue includes Songa as a dialect, but it may be a separate language.[4]
See also
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Note: The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them.
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- ↑ Samia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ↑ Maho (2009)