Nyole language (Kenya)
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Nyole | |
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Olunyole | |
Native to | Kenya |
Region | Vihiga District |
Native speakers
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310,000 (2009 census)[1] |
Niger–Congo
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nyd |
Glottolog | nyor1244 [2] |
JE.33 [3] |
Nyole (also Olunyole, Lunyole, Lunyore, Nyoole, Nyore, Olunyore) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people in Vihiga District, Kenya. There is 61% lexical similarity with a related but different Nyole dialect in Uganda.
The Nyore people border the Luo, Maragoli and Kisa Luhya tribes.
See also
References
- ↑ Nyole at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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Note: The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them.
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