Samia language explained

Samia
Nativename:Olusaamia
States:Uganda, Kenya
Region:Busia District and Busia County
Ethnicity:Abasamia
Speakers:480,000
Date:2002 & 2009 censuses
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Volta-Congo
Fam4:Benue–Congo
Fam5:Bantoid
Fam6:Southern Bantoid
Fam7:Bantu
Fam8:Northeast Bantu
Fam9:Great Lakes Bantu
Fam10:Masaba–Luhya
Fam11:Luhya
Iso3:lsm
Glotto:saam1283
Glottorefname:Saamia
Dia1:Samia
Dia2:Songa (?)
Guthrie:JE.34,343

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.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Maho (2009)