Editing Kikuyu people (section)

===Origin===
The Kikuyu belong to the [[Northeast Bantu languages|Northeastern Bantu]] branch. Their language is most closely related to that of the [[Embu people|Embu]] and [[Mbeere people|Mbeere]]. Geographically, they are concentrated in the vicinity of [[Mount Kenya]].

The exact place that the Northeast Bantu speakers migrated from after the initial [[Bantu expansion]] is uncertain. Some authorities suggest that the Kikuyu arrived in their present Mount Kenya area of habitation from earlier settlements further to the north and east,<ref name="Bindloss">Joseph Bindloss, Tom Parkinson, Matt Fletcher, ''Lonely Planet Kenya'', (Lonely Planet: 2003), p. 35.</ref> while others argue that the Kikuyu, along with their closely related Eastern Bantu neighbours the [[Embu people|Embu]], [[Meru people|Meru]], [[Mbeere people|Mbeere]], and [[Kamba people|Kamba]] moved into Kenya from points further north.<ref>[http://www.kenyacommunities.org/articles&downloads/KENYA.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813010018/http://www.kenyacommunities.org/articles%26downloads/KENYA.pdf|date=13 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="Curtis">Arnold Curtis, ''Kenya: a visitor's guide'', (Evans Brothers: 1985), p.7.</ref>

From archaeological evidence, their arrival at the northern side of Mt. Kenya dates to around the 3rd century, as part of the larger group known as Thagicu. By the 6th century, there was a community of Agikuyu newly established at [[Gatunganga|Gatung'ang'a]] in [[Nyeri County|Nyeri]]. The Agikuyu established themselves in their current homeland of Mt. Kenya region by the 13th century.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5kfGGH5H3toC&pg=PA24|title=Peak Revision K.C.S.E. History & Government|publisher=East African Publishers|via=Google Books|isbn=9789966254603}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://humanities.ku.ac.ke/images/stories/2016/7_3.pdf |title=Iron Working In The Upper Tana pg 3, July 2013 |website=/humanities.ku.ac.ke }}</ref>