rũthiomi

n. · class thiomi (iii

1. language, speech; way of speaking
2. Also: unintelligible speech, foreign language, language other than Kikuyu (especially Masai)

Example: "Nĩrũthiomi rũrĩkũ rũhũthagĩrwo bũrũri wa Ethiopia? Bũrũri wa Ethiopia waragia rũthiomi rwa Amharic." — What language is spoken in the country of Ethiopia? The country of Ethiopia speaks the Amharic language.

Etymology: From rũ- prefix (connected to kinship/lineage, as in rũrĩra) + thioma (to speak). Language is essentially "the speech of our lineage" - how our people speak.