The Gichugu switch easily to the other plainer Kikuyu dialects in conversation with the rest of the Gikuyu.
Gichugu |
The unmistakable sing-song Gichugu dialect (which sounds like Embu, a sister language to Gikuyu) can be heard in the coffee growing areas of Kianyaga, Gĩthũre, Kathũngũri, Marigiti.