Kuria language

Kuria
Kuria
Igikuria
Native to	Kenya, Tanzania
Ethnicity	Kuria people
Native speakers	690,000 (2005–2009)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu Logooli–Kuria (E.40) Kuria; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Kuria proper; Simbiti; Hacha; Surwa; Sweta;
Writing system	Latin, Arabic
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kuj
Glottolog	kuri1259
Guthrie code	JE.43,431–434

Kuria is a Bantu language spoken by the Kuria people of Northern Tanzania, with some speakers also residing in Kenya.

Maho (2009) treats the Simbiti, Hacha, Surwa, and Sweta varieties as distinct languages.

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