Nyole (also ''Olunyole, Lunyole, Lunyore, Nyoole, Nyore, Olunyore'') is a Bantu language spoken by the
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 ...
in
Vihiga District
Vihiga District was an administrative district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Mbale. The district had a population of 498,883 (1999 census) and an area of 563 km2. Vihiga District was split from Kakamega District in 199 ...
, Kenya. There is 61% lexical similarity with a related but different
Nyole dialect in Uganda.
The Nyore people border the
Luo,
Maragoli
The Maragoli, or Logoli (''Ava-Logooli''), are now the second-largest ethnic group of the 6 million Luhya nation in Kenya, numbering around 2.1 million, or 15% of the Luhya people according to the last Kenyan census. Their language is calle ...
and
Kisa Luhya Luhya or Abaluyia may refer to:
* Luhya people
* Luhya language
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tribes.
See also
*
Luhya language
Luhya (; also Luyia, Oluluyia, Luhia or Luhiya) is a Bantu language of western Kenya.
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 ...
References
Languages of Kenya
Luhya language
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