Concept information
Preferred term
luyLuyia
Type
-
Language
Definition
- Luhya (also Luyia, Luhia) is a Bantu dialect cluster spoken in the western part of Kenya by the Luhya people. Minor populations of Luhya speakers are also found in Uganda, especially in Busia. Although the Luhya principally occupy the Western province of Kenya, substantial populations have settled in the Kitale area of the Rift Valley Province. The Luhya population in Kenya is about 8,000,000, while those in Uganda and Tanzania account for about 50,000.
Entry terms
- Luhya language
- Oluluyia
ISO 639-3 code
- luy
Notation
- luy
In other languages
-
louhya
French
-
Luhya
German
-
Olulujia
-
luyia
Italian
-
Portuguese
-
Língua luhya
-
luyia
Spanish
URI
http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/luy
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