Upland Bantu languages

The Upland Bantu languages form a subgroup of the Northeast Bantu languages native to Tanzania and Kenya.^[1][2]

Upland Bantu
Geographic distribution	Kilimanjaro Region, Taita-Taveta County, Central Province (Kenya), Embu County, Meru County, Tharaka-Nithi County, Machakos County, Kitui County, Makueni County, Ngorongoro District, Arusha
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Upland Bantu
Proto-language	Proto-Upland Bantu [3]
Subdivisions	Kilimanjaro-Taita Thagiicu
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History

Proto-Upland Bantu likely originated in the northern Pare Mountains. These people had a clear preference for living near forests and on the highland ridges overlooking the plains (hence their name, Upland bantu).^[4]