The language has a quite complex verb morphology. Varieties of Masaba are as follows: Gisu (Lugisu) Kisu Bukusu (Lubukusu; ethnic Luhya) Syan Tachoni (Lutachoni;...

The Tachoni is one of the tribes that occupy the western part of Kenya, its known for its gallant defense of the Chetambe in 1895 when resisting British...

Abalukulu etc. 16. The Tachoni speak Lutachoni and occupy Lugari, Trans-Nzoia, Likuyani, Bungoma and Malava districts. Tachoni sub-clans include Abachikha-Abakobolo...

Masaaba in eastern Uganda (and to the other Luhya dialect of Tachoni) than it is to other languages spoken by the Luhya. Several consonants undergo fortition...

comparison to others, like Bukusu,Tachoni or Samia. Tiriki, or known by the autoglossonym Lutirichi, is a language variety spoken in western Kenya and...

– Tachoni lwg – Wanga nle – East Nyala nyd – Nyore rag – Logooli man is the ISO 639-3 language code for Mandingo. There are six individual language codes...

is classified under the Maa languages in the Eastern Nilotic language branch. It is closely related to the Samburu language (between 89% and 94% lexical...

languages as interpreted by Harald Hammarström, and following the Guthrie classification. Bantu languages Guthrie classification of Bantu languages Classification...

group tends to be associated with shared ancestry, history, homeland, language or dialect and cultural heritage; where the term "culture" specifically...

people, Luhya people, and Soga who speak the Suba language that is closely similar to the Ganda language spare some lexical items borrowed from Luo. Their...

northern Kenya's Eastern Province. The Rendille people speak the Rendille language as a mother tongue (also known as Rendile or Randile (as referred to by...

Taita-Taveta County. They speak Kidawida or Kitaita, which belongs to the Bantu language family. The West-Bantu migrated to the Taita-Taveta County around 1000-1300...

goes back to school to continue with his studies. Among the Bukusu, the Tachoni and to a much lesser extent the Nyala and the Kabras, the traditional methods...

likely spoke South Cushitic languages. Ehret (1998) proposes that among these idioms were the now extinct Tale and Bisha languages, which were identified on...

Kalenjin Language; while in combination with Datooga languages of Tanzania, this cluster is called Southern Nilotic languages. The Kalenjin language, along...

English as their primary language of communication, with some media houses employing Swahili. Vernacular or community-based languages are commonly used in...

the Meru language, also known as Kimîîrú. Meru, Kikamba, Kiembu, Kimbeere and Kikuyu share critical language characteristics. The Meru language is not uniform...

Teso refers to the traditional homeland of the Iteso, and Ateso is their language. The exact origins of the Iteso remain unclear. Iteso oral tradition holds...

Ekegusii language. In the Swahili language, the singular form is Mkisii and the plural form is Wakisii; the Swahili name for the Ekegusii language is Kikisii...

population was 52,596, although the number of those speaking the Akiek language was as low as 500.[dubious – discuss] In 1903, C.W.Hobley recorded eleven...

Maasai speak the Maa language (ɔl Maa), a member of the Nilotic language family that is related to the Dinka, Kalenjin and Nuer languages. Except for some...

traditional political organisation. (Brantley, 1981, p.2). The two main languages that are spoken in Giriama are KiGiriama (Giriama, Giryama) and KiSwahili...

culture to some degree. The Swahili culture developed its own written language; the language incorporated elements from different civilisations, with Arabic...

significant populations  Kenya Over 1.2m (est.) Languages Bukusu dialect Swahili Religion Christianity Related ethnic groups Maragoli Tachoni Kabras Gisu...

early Logoli, Gusii, Bukusu, Tachoni and such tribes as claim origin from 'Misri' Generally, the concept of Hamitic languages and the notion of a definable...

Luhya Banyala Bukusu Gisu Idakho Isukha Khayo Kisa Marachi Maragoli Marama Tachoni Tiriki Samia Wanga Kalenjin Nandi Marakwet Kipsigis Elgeyo Tugen Terik...

District, which is neighboured by the Isukha, Banyala, Tsotso, and the Tachoni. The exact origin of the Luhya people is currently disputed, but there...

Luhya Banyala Bukusu Gisu Idakho Isukha Khayo Kisa Marachi Maragoli Marama Tachoni Tiriki Samia Wanga Kalenjin Nandi Marakwet Kipsigis Elgeyo Tugen Terik...

Kenya. (The Dahalo were originally pre-Cushitic peoples who adopted the language of their dominant Southern Cushitic neighbors sometime toward the last...

province. They belong to the northeastern Bantu branch and speak the Embu language known as Kiembu as a mother tongue. It belongs to the Bantu branch of the...