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Embu · Kĩembu

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ebu is the locale for Embu (Kĩembu). Numbers are written 1,234,567.891, short dates look like 27/03/2026, times like 15:04, and KES amounts like Ksh 1,234,567.89. Text runs left to right.

Number1,234,567.891decimal “.” group “,”
Short date27/03/2026dd/MM/y
Short time15:04HH:mm
Currency (KES)Ksh 1,234,567.89
DirectionLTRLatin
Plural forms—

Overview

Name
Embu
Native name
Kĩembu
Language
Embu ebu
Script
Latin Latn (implied)
Region
🇰🇪 Kenya KE (implied)
Maximized tag
ebu-Latn-KE
Direction
Left to right
Fallback chain
  • ebu
  • root
Data source
Own CLDR data

Formatting examples

Amounts in KES, using the sample value 1234567.891 and March 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM UTC.

Number
1,234,567.891
Percent
45.7%
Currency (KES)
Ksh 1,234,567.89
Accounting
(Ksh 1,234,567.89)
Currency, name
1,234,567.89 Shilingi ya Kenya
Compact short
1.2M
Compact long
1.2M
Scientific
1.235E6
Speed
88 km/h
Temperature
21.5°C
Date, full
Njumaa, 27 Mweri wa kathatũ 2026
Date, long
27 Mweri wa kathatũ 2026
Date, medium
27 Kat 2026
Date, short
27/03/2026
Time, medium
15:04:05
Time, short
15:04
Date and time
27 Kat 2026 15:04
Month and year
Mweri wa kathatũ 2026
Weekday
Njumaa
Relative time
Ĩgoro · +3 d · -2 h
List: and
A, B, and C
List: or
A, B, or C

Numbers

Numbering system
latn 0123456789
Minimum grouping digits
1
Decimal pattern
#,##0.###
Percent pattern
#,##0%
Currency pattern
¤#,##0.00
Accounting pattern
¤#,##0.00;(¤#,##0.00)

Symbols

Decimal.
Grouping,
List separator;
Percent%
Per mille‰
Plus+
Minus-
ExponentE
Infinity∞
NaNNaN
Time separator:

Date and time patterns

Date, full
EEEE, d MMMM y
Date, long
d MMMM y
Date, medium
d MMM y
Date, short
dd/MM/y
Time, full
HH:mm:ss zzzz
Time, long
HH:mm:ss z
Time, medium
HH:mm:ss
Time, short
HH:mm
Date and time
{1} {0}
Skeleton yMd
d/M/y
Skeleton yMMMd
d MMM y
Skeleton yMMMEd
E, MMM d, y
Skeleton yM
M/y
Skeleton yMMM
MMM y
Skeleton MMMd
MMM d
Skeleton Md
M/d
Skeleton Hm
HH:mm
Skeleton Hms
HH:mm:ss
Skeleton hm
h:mm a
Skeleton hms
h:mm:ss a
Skeleton yQQQ
QQQ y
AM / PM
KI / UT
Eras
MK / TK

Month and weekday names

Months

  • Mweri wa mbere Mbe
  • Mweri wa kaĩri Kai
  • Mweri wa kathatũ Kat
  • Mweri wa kana Kan
  • Mweri wa gatano Gat
  • Mweri wa gatantatũ Gan
  • Mweri wa mũgwanja Mug
  • Mweri wa kanana Knn
  • Mweri wa kenda Ken
  • Mweri wa ikũmi Iku
  • Mweri wa ikũmi na ũmwe Imw
  • Mweri wa ikũmi na Kaĩrĩ Igi

Weekdays

  • Kiumia Kma · K
  • Njumatatu Tat · N
  • Njumaine Ine · N
  • Njumatano Tan · N
  • Aramithi Arm · A
  • Njumaa Maa · M
  • NJumamothii NMM · N

Plural rules

Cardinal

CategoryRuleExamples
one(everything else)1
other(everything else)0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, …

Ordinal

CategoryRuleExamples
one(everything else)1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, …
two(everything else)2, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, …
few(everything else)3, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83, …
other(everything else)0, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, …

Punctuation and alphabet

Quotation marks
“text” nested ‘text’
List pattern
{0}, {1} … {0}, {1}
Exemplar letters
a b c d e f g h iĩ j k l m n o p q r s t uũ v w x y z
Auxiliary letters
Index letters
A B C D E F G H IĨ J K L M N O P Q R S T UŨ V W X Y Z