Samia speaking people live in Western

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and Eastern

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. They are composed of several clans and their ancient economic activities include fishing in

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and other rivers such as

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, crop farming (''obulimi''), and animal farming (''obutuki''). The Samia speaking people, as widely known by other tribes, predominantly live in Busia districts (Both in Kenya and Uganda) and speak a dialect similar to the Luhya tribe in Kenya. However, on the Ugandan side there is a slight variation in the dialect spoken by the Samia of Southern Busia on the fringe of Lake Victoria and those of North Busia district closer to Tororo District. The former speak

Olusamia Samia (Saamia) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people The Luhya (also known as ''Abaluyia'' or Luyia) comprise a number of Bantu ethnic groups native to western Kenya. They are divided into 20 culturally and linguistically related tri ...

while the latter speak Olugwe. The two dialects are difficult to differentiate by non Samia speaking people but easily discernible by the natives.

Culture and Music

Samia speaking people love music which is played in their various ceremonies, which include marriage (''Obugole/ Obweya''), funeral (''amasika''),

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