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Samia language

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.[3]

Samia
Olusaamia
Native toUganda, Kenya
RegionBusia District and Busia County
EthnicityAbasamia
Native speakers
480,000 (2002 & 2009 censuses)[1]
Dialects
  • Samia
  • Songa (?)
Language codes
ISO 639-3lsm
Glottologsaam1283
JE.34,343[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Samia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009.
  3. ^ Maho (2009)


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