The Nyole, also known as Nyore, are a tribe of the
Luhya nation from
Bunyore
Bunyore is a locality in the Vihiga County in the western province of Kenya. It is largely inhabited by Luhya people, Luhya, who speak the OLunyole dialect of the Luhya language. In the local language, the place is known as Ebunyore and its peop ...
in Western Kenya. Native speakers of the Nyole (or Nyore) dialect of
Luhya Luhya or Abaluyia may refer to:
* Luhya people
* Luhya language
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refer to themselves as Abanyole.
In
Swahili
Swahili may refer to:
* Swahili language, a Bantu language officially used in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes.
* Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa.
* Swahili culture, the culture of the Swahili p ...
, they are known as Wanyore
Some prominent Nyore leaders include:
*
Kenneth Marende the Former Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya's 10th Parliament. He was elected as Speaker on January 15, 2008.
*
Wilberforce Otichilo Current governor vihiga County
*Jacqueline Ingutiah Commissioner Judicial Service Commission
See also
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Luhya people
The Luhya (also known as ''Abaluhyia'' or Luhyia) are a Bantu people and the second largest ethnic group in Kenya. The Luhya belong to the larger linguistic stock known as the Bantu. The Luhya are located in Western Province (Kenya), western Ken ...
whose native modern homeland is in Emuhaya ,Luanda vihiga as well on borders where subcounties of vihiga county,and in Kisumu siyia and nandi near vihiga border]
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Luhya languages
The Great Lakes Bantu languages, also known as Lacustrine Bantu and Bantu zone J, are a group of Bantu languages of East Africa. They were recognized as a group by the ''Tervuren'' team, who posited them as an additional zone (zone J) to Guthrie ...
Luhya
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