Alternate Names: Chuka, Chuku, Cuka, Suka
Dialects: Comprehension of northern Kimîîru , dialects is borderline. Similar to Kitharaka ,. Lexical similarity: 73% with Embu ,, 70% with Gikuyu ,, 67% with Kimîîru ,, 63% with Kikamba ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 70,000 (1980 SIL), increasing.
Language Use: Home, community. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Gikuyu [kik], Kamba [kam], Kimîîru [mer], Swahili [swh].
Nation of Origin: Kenya
Other Comments: Christian.