Meru language

Meru
Meru
Kĩmĩĩrũ
Native to	Kenya
Region	Meru County and Tharaka Nithi County
Ethnicity	Ameru
Native speakers	2.0 million (2019 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Thagiicu North Thagiicu Meru; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Igembe; Igoji; Imenti; Miutini; Nuclear Meru; Tigania; Tharaka; Chuka; Mwimbi-Muthambi;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mer
Glottolog	meru1245
Guthrie code	E.53,531,54,541

Meru is a Bantu language spoken by the Meru people (Ameru) who live on the Eastern and Northern slopes of Mount Kenya and on the Nyambene ranges. They settled in this area after centuries of migration from the north.