Kimîîru
A language of Kenya
| Population | 1,740,000, increasing. |
| Region | Eastern Province, Meru District, northeast of Mt. Kenya. |
| Language map |
Kenya, reference number 18 |
| Alternate names | Kimeru, Meru |
| Dialects | Meru, Igembe, Tigania, Imenti, Miutini, Igoji. Lexical similarity: 85% between dialects Imenti and Tigania. 67% similarity with Chuka [cuh], 63% with Embu [ebu] and Gikuyu [kik], 57% with Kamba [kam]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, E, Kikuyu-Kamba (E.20), Meru |
| Language use | Vigorous. Home, community. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Kiswahili [swh], English, or Kiembu [ebu]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Taught in primary schools. Bible: 1964. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | ‘Mero’ is not a correct spelling. Different from Meru [rwk] of Tanzania. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim. |
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