Luhya language

Luhya
Luyia
Oluluhya
Native to	Kenya
Ethnicity	Luhya people
Native speakers	1.2 million, incl. West Nyala (2009 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu Masaba–Luhya (J.30) Luhya
Language codes
ISO 639-3	– inclusive code (includes all languages spoken by ethnic Luhya, not just the following) Individual codes: lrm – Marama lwg – Wanga (Hanga) lks – Kisa lto – Tsotso lkb – Kabras nle – (East) Nyala
Glottolog	cent2288  (Central Luyia (incl. some Nyore)) kabr1240  (Kabras)
Guthrie code	JE.32

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

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:

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

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