Luhya language
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Luhya ( ; also Luyia, Oluluyia, Luhia or Luhiya) is a Bantu language of western Kenya.
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 non-Luhya languages. For example, the Bukusu people are ethnically Luhya, but the Bukusu dialect is a variety of Masaba. (See Luhya people for details.) However, there is a core of mutually intelligible dialects that comprise Luhya proper: Wanga Tsotso Marama Kisa Kabras East Nyala ===All Luhya subtribes=== Banyala Bukusu Gisu Idakho Isukha Kabras Khayo Kisa Marachi Maragoli Marama Masaaba Nyole Samia Tachoni Tiriki Tsotso Wanga ===Comparison=== A comparison between two dialects of Luhya proper, and to two other Bantu languages spoken by the Luhya:
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