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Luhya
Luyia
Oluluhya
Native toKenya
EthnicityLuhya
Early form
Proto-Luhya[1]
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3luy – inclusive code (includes all languages spoken by ethnic Luhya, not just the following)[2]
Individual codes:
lrm – Marama
lwg – Wanga (Hanga)
lks – Kisa
lto – Tsotso
lkb – Kabras
nle – (East) Nyala
Glottologcent2288  Central Luyia (incl. some Nyore)
kabr1240  Kabras
JE.32[3]

Luhya (/ˈluːjə/; also Luyia, Oluluyia, Luhia or Luhiya) is a Bantu language of western Kenya.

Dialects

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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:[4]

  • Wanga (OluWanga)
  • Tsotso (OluTsotso)
  • Marama (OluMarama)
  • Kisa (OluShisa)
  • Kabras (LuKabarasi)
  • East Nyala (LuNyala)

All Luhya subtribes

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  1. Banyala
  2. Bukusu
  3. Gisu
  4. Idakho
  5. Isukha
  6. Kabras
  7. Khayo
  8. Kisa
  9. Marachi
  10. Maragoli
  11. Marama
  12. Masaaba
  13. Nyole
  14. Samia
  15. Tachoni
  16. Tiriki
  17. Tsotso
  18. Wanga

Comparison

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A comparison between two dialects of Luhya proper, and to two other Bantu languages spoken by the Luhya:

EnglishKisaLogoliNyoleWanga
I (me)eshienzi/ inzeiseesie
wordsamakhuwamakuvaamang'ana, amakhuwaamakhuwa
chaireshifumbiindeve/ endeveindebeeshisala
headomurwemutwiomurweom'rwe
moneyamapesamang'ondoamang'ondo, am'mondo, etsilupiaamapesa, irupia

Comparison to Bantu

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EnglishLuhyaKikuyuKinyarwandaLingalaLugandaShonaSwahiliZulu
childrenabana, baana, otwana, orwana, vaanatwanaabanabanabaana, abaanavanawanaabantwana
dogimbwangui (pron. gui)imbwambwambwa, embwambwa, imbwambwainja
fireomuliromwakiumuriromotoomuliromotomotoumlilo

Phonology

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The following is the phonology of the Luwanga dialect:[5]

Vowels

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FrontCentralBack
Closei iːu uː
Mide eːo oː
Opena aː

Consonants

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BilabialLabio-
dental		AlveolarPost-
alveolar		PalatalVelar
Stopplainptk
prenasalᵐbⁿdᶮɟᵑɡ
Affricatetstʃ
Fricativeplainβfsʃx
prenasalⁿz
Nasalmnɲŋ
Trillr
Approximantljw

References

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  1. ^ Osotsi, Eric M. (2018). A Systematic Reconstruction Of The Phonology Of Proto-Luyia (Master of Arts thesis). University of Nairobi.
  2. ^ "639 Identifier Documentation: luy". SIL International.
  3. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  4. ^ Maho (2019)
  5. ^ Abdulmajid, Akidah Mohammed (2000). Luwanga morphophonemics: a natural generative phonology. University of Nairobi.
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