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.

Kuria
Igikuria
Native to	Kenya, Tanzania^[1]
Ethnicity	Kuria people
Native speakers	690,000 (2005–2009)^[2]
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`^[3]