Kikamba

Kamba
Kikamba
Native to	Kenya, Tanzania
Region	Machakos, Kitui, Makueni and Shimba Hills
Native speakers	3.9 million (2009 census) 600,000 L2 speakers
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Kikuyu–Kamba South Kamba
Language codes
ISO 639-2
ISO 639-3	Either: `kam` – Kamba `dhs` – Dhaiso (Thaisu)
Glottolog	`kam1297`
Guthrie code	`E.55–56`

The Kamba /ˈkæmbə/ language, or Kikamba, is a Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people of Kenya. It is also 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 generally spoken in 4 of counties of Kenya: Machakos, Kitui, Makueni, and Kwale. The Machakos variety is considered the standard variety and has been used in the translation