Samia language

"Songa language" redirects here. For the purported Songa language of DRC, see Buyu language.
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]

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]

See also

References

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