Embu language

Person	Muembu
People	Aembu
Language	Kiembu
Country	Vururi Wa Embu

Embu
Embu
Kîembu
Native to	Kenya
Region	Eastern Province, Embu County
Ethnicity	Aembu
Native speakers	320,000 (2009 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Upland Bantu Thagiicu East Thagiicu Embu-Temi Embu; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Mbeere; Embu proper;
Writing system	Latin (after European contact)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ebu
Glottolog	embu1241
Guthrie code	E.52

Embu, also known as Kîembu, is a Bantu language of Kenya. It is spoken by the Embu people, also known as the (Aembu) (sg. Muembu). Speakers of the Embu language can also be found in neighboring districts/counties and in the diaspora.

The language is closely related to the Kikuyu, Kimeru and Kamba languages.