Gikuyu (sometimes written 'Kikuyu', pronounced 'Gĩkũyũ') is a language in the Central Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo family spoken primarily by the Kĩkũyũ people of Kenya. Numbering about 4 million (22% of Kenya's population), they are the largest ethnic group in Kenya. Gikuyu is spoken in the area between Nyeri and Nairobi.

External links

• Ethnologue entry
• Gĩkũyũ in the Language Museum