Marachi language
Bantu language of Kenya
Marachi | |
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Olumarachi | |
Native to | Kenya |
Region | Vihiga District |
Ethnicity | Marachi tribe (Luhya) |
Native speakers | 160,000 (2009 census)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lri |
Glottolog | mara1393 |
JE.342 [2] |
Marachi is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people of Kenya.
References
[edit]- ^ Marachi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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