Luhya (; also Luyia, Luhia or Luhiya) is a
Bantu language of
western
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Kenya
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Dialects
The various
Luhya tribes speak several related languages and dialects, though some of them are no closer to each other than they are to neighboring non-Luhya languages. For example, the
Bukusu people are ethnically Luhya, but the
Bukusu dialect
Bukusu is a dialect of the Masaba language spoken by the Bukusu tribe of the Luhya people of western Kenya. It is one of several ethnically Luhya dialects; however, it is more closely related to the Gisu dialect of Masaaba in eastern Uganda (an ...
is a variety of
Masaba. (See
Luhya people for details.) However, there is a core of
mutually intelligible dialects that comprise Luhya proper:
*Hanga
*Tsotso
*Marama
*Kisa
*Kabras
*East Nyala
Comparison
A comparison between two dialects of Luhya proper, and to two other Bantu languages spoken by the Luhya:
Comparison to Bantu
Phonology
The following is the phonology of the Luwanga dialect:
Vowels
Consonants
External links
Eshitabo Eshiokhulaama nende Tsisakalamendo nende Akebiima Bindi Bieikanisa1967 Anglican liturgical text digitized by Richard Mammana
References
Musimbi Kanyoro (1989), "The Abaluyia of Kenya; one people, one language: What can be learned from the Luyia project": ''The Abaluyia of Western Kenya.'' (p. 27).Wanga-English Dictionary
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