Greater Luyia languages

Greater Luyia
Greater Luyia
Geographic; distribution	Western Province (Kenya), Bugisu sub-region, Busia District, Butaleja District
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu Greater Luyia; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Proto-language	Proto-Greater Luyia
Subdivisions	Logooli; Luhya;
Language codes
Glottolog	grea1291

The Greater Luyia languages (also spelled Luhyia or Luhya) are a subgroup of the great Lakes Bantu languages spoken in Western Kenya and Eastern Uganda

Classification

The Greater Luyia languages are classified by Glottolog as follows:^[3]^[4]

Greater Luyia
- Logooli
- Luhya
  - Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki
  - Samia-Wanga-Bukusu
    - Northern Luyia
      - Bukusu
      - Masaba
    - Saamia-Wanga
      - Central Eastern Luyia
        Kabarasi-Tachoni-Nyala East
        East Nyala
        
        Kabras
        
        Tachoni
        
        Kisa-Marama-Tsotso
        Kisa
        
        Marama
        
        Tsotso
        
        Nyole
        
        Wanga
      - Western Luyia
        Marachi-Khayo
        Khayo
        
        Marachi
        
        Saamiaic
        Nyole
        
        Saamia
        
        West Nyala

References

^ Schoenbrun, David Lee (1998). A Green Place, a Good Place: Agrarian Change, Gender, and Social Identity in the Great Lakes Region to the 15th Century. Boydell & Brewer, Limited. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-85255-681-8.
^ Osotsi, Eric M. (2018). A Systematic Recontruction Of The Phonology Of Proto-Luyia (Master of Arts thesis). University of Nairobi.
^ "Family: Greater Luyia". Glottolog. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
^ Hinnebusch, Thomas J.; Nurse, Derek; Mould, Martin Joel (1981). Studies in the Classification of Eastern Bantu Languages. Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag. pp. 181–236. ISBN 3871185116.

[1] Schoenbrun, David Lee (1998). A Green Place, a Good Place: Agrarian Change, Gender, and Social Identity in the Great Lakes Region to the 15th Century. Boydell & Brewer, Limited. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-85255-681-8.

[2] Osotsi, Eric M. (2018). A Systematic Recontruction Of The Phonology Of Proto-Luyia (Master of Arts thesis). University of Nairobi.

[3] "Family: Greater Luyia". Glottolog. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

[4] Hinnebusch, Thomas J.; Nurse, Derek; Mould, Martin Joel (1981). Studies in the Classification of Eastern Bantu Languages. Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag. pp. 181–236. ISBN 3871185116.

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