Taita language

Taita language
Taita
Kidawida
Spoken in Kenya
Ethnicity Taita people
Native speakers 312,000  (2006)
Language family
Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3 dav

Taita, or Dawida, is a Bantu language of Kenya. It is closely related to the Chaga languages of Kenya and Tanzania.



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