The Meru people are a fairly homogeneous community and all share a common ancestry.
They speak the same language, Kimeru, with slight regional differences in accent and local words.
The dialects include Kiimenti widely used by the Imenti section of the Ameru, Tiania/gitiania used by the Tigania, kiigembe used by the Igembe, Kimwimbi used by the Mwïmbï, Kïmüthambï used by the Müthambï, Gicuka used by the Chuka and Kitharaka used by the Tharaka.
The dialects are mostly spoken in Miraa or Khat growing areas of Muthara, Karama, Kangeta, Maua, Laare and Mutuati in Meru County.
Fricatives [β, ɣ] occur mostly as allophones of stops /b, d/ in intervocalic positions.
A Kenyan musical group known as High Pitch Band Afrika based in Meru County has done a cover of the Luis Fonsi's popular hit single Despacito in Kimeru language.
The Kimeru cover was uploaded on YouTube on July 10, 2017, and has generated over 500,000 views since then.