Luhya

About Luhya

Luhya, or Oluluhya, is a group of closely related Bantu dialects spoken by the Luhya people of western Kenya, in Kakamega, Bungoma, Vihiga and Busia counties, and across the border in eastern Uganda. Among the best known are Bukusu and Maragoli (Lulogooli), and speakers of different dialects do not always understand each other easily. The Luhya numbered about 6.8 million at the 2019 census, making them Kenya's second-largest ethnic group.

FamilyNiger-Congo, Bantu
Peopleabout 6.8 million Luhya (2019)
Where spokenwestern Kenya, eastern Uganda
ScriptLatin alphabet
Codeluy (ISO 639-3)

Population: Kenya Population and Housing Census (2019). Classification: Wikidata. Retrieved 26 September 2026.

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