Luhya people
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| Regions with significant populations | |||||
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 Kenya
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5,338,666 | ||||
| Languages | |||||
| Luhya | |||||
| Religion | |||||
| Christianity, African Traditional Religion | |||||
| Related ethnic groups | |||||
| Kisii, Kuria, other Bantu peoples | |||||
| Person | Omuluyia |
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| People | Abaluyia |
| Language | Oluluyia |
| Country | Ebuluyia |
The Luhya (also known as Abaluyia or Luyia) are a Bantu ethnic group in Kenya. They number about 5.3 million people, being about 16% of Kenya's total population of 38.5 million, and are the second-largest ethnic group in Kenya.
Luhya refers to both the people and their language. There are 18 (and by other accounts, 19, when the Suba are included) tribes that make up the Luhya. Each with a distinct dialect. The word Luhya or Luyia in some of the dialects means "clan", and Abaluhya (Abaluyia) thus means "people of the clan". Other translations are "those of the same hearth."
The seventeen tribes are the Bukusu (Ava-Bukusu), Idakho (Av-Idakho), Isukha (Av-Isukha), Kabras (Ava-Kabras), Khayo (Ava-Khayo), Kisa (Aba-Kisa), Marachi (Ava-Marachi), Maragoli (Ava-Logoli), Marama (Aba-Marama), Nyala (Ava-Nyala), Nyole (Aba-Nyole), Samia (Ava-Samia), Tachoni (Ava-Tachoni), Tiriki (Ava-Tiriki), Tsotso (Abatsotso), Wanga (Aba-Wanga), Batura (Abatura). They are closely related to the Masaba (or Gisu), whose language is mutually intelligible with Luhya. The Bukusu and the Maragoli are the two largest Luhya tribes.
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