The Thagiicu or Central Kenya Bantu languages are a group of closely related Northeast Bantu languages spoken in the central regions of Kenya and parts of northern Tanzania.
History Proto-Thagiicu originated on the southern slopes of Mount Kenya in 1100AD. The thagiicu languages have received influence from cushitic, Nilotic and Kuliak speakers whom the Thagiicu community have absorbed over the millennia.
Classification The Thagiicu languages are classified by Glottolog as follows:
Thagiicu Eastern Kirinyaga Chuka Northern Kirinyaga Nithi-Meru Meru Mwimbu-Muthambi Tharaka Embu Kikuyu-Temi Kikuyu Temi Kamba-Dhaiso Dhaiso Kamba
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