Samia language

Samia
Olusaamia
Native toUganda, Kenya
RegionBusia District and Busia County
EthnicityAbasamia
Native speakers
480,000 (2002 & 2009 censuses)
Dialects
  • Samia
  • Songa (?)
Language codes
ISO 639-3lsm
Glottologsaam1283
JE.34,343

Samia (Saamia) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people of Uganda and Kenya. Ethnologue includes Songa as a dialect, but it may be a separate language.