ki
Technical information about ISO 639 language code ki
The table below provides technical details for the Kikuyu language, designated by the ki
code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
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.
Speakers
8.2M
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Kikuyu speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
ki-KE
– Kikuyu (Kenya)
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