Language code: kam

Technical information about ISO 639 language code kam

The table below provides technical details for the Kamba (Kenya) language, designated by the kam code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

kam

Name

Kamba (Kenya)

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
MachakosKituiMumoniMwingiMasiiMbooni
Related languages
KikuyuEmbuMeruTharaka
Key facts
Belongs to the Eastern Bantu (E50) subgroupSpoken by roughly 4–5 million people in south-eastern KenyaOrthography based on the Latin alphabet was standardized in the 1970sRich noun-class agreement system influences verbs, adjectives and pronounsFrequently used in regional radio broadcasting and contemporary Kenyan music.
Sample phrase

Mwaita, wĩ mwega?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Kamba (Kenya) language, identified by the code kam, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

Related locale codes

kam-KE Kamba (Kenya)

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