Samia language

"Songa language" redirects here. For the purported Songa language of DRC, see Buyu language.

Samia (Saamia) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people of Uganda and Kenya. Ethnologue includes Songa as a dialect, but it may be a separate language.^[3]

Samia
Olusaamia
Native to	Uganda, Kenya
Region	Busia District and Busia County
Ethnicity	Abasamia
Native speakers	480,000 (2002 & 2009 censuses)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu Masaba–Luhya Luhya Samia
Dialects	Samia Songa (?)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lsm
Glottolog	saam1283
Guthrie code	JE.34,343[2]

See also

• Luhya language