Language code: ki
Technical information about ISO 639 language code ki
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The table below provides technical details for the Kikuyu language, designated by the ki code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Kikuyu Native Gĩkũyũ |
| Family | Bantu |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | KirinyagaMurang'aNyeriKiambu |
| Related languages | KambaEmbuMeruMbeereTharaka |
| Key facts | Uses the extra nasalised vowels ĩ and ũ in its alphabetEmploys a two-level tone system that encodes tense, aspect and case distinctionsHas around 17 noun classes expressed through prefixes, typical of Bantu languagesOral literature abounds in proverbs (methali), riddles and narrative poetryNovelist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o writes original fiction and drama in Kikuyu, boosting modern literature in the language. |
| Sample phrase | Wîhîî, wĩmwega? |
| Character encodings | |
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Kikuyu belongs to the Niger-Congo language family, specifically to the Bantu subgroup. It is predominantly spoken in Central Kenya. The language is written using the Latin alphabet. It is estimated that there are more than 8 million Kikuyu speakers worldwide, primarily in Kenya.
Language presence globally
Speakers
8.2M
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Kikuyu speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
Related locale codes
ki-KE – Kikuyu (Kenya)
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- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- I18N Questions
- FAQ