Luhya

E714917

The Luhya are a major Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting western Kenya, known for their rich cultural traditions and agricultural heritage.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Luhya canonical 21
Luhya homeland 1
Luwiikhondi (Wikhondi) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (76)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people
ethnic group
alsoKnownAs Abaluhya
Luyia
citizenshipCommon Kenyan
continent Africa
country Kenya
culturalPractice bride price negotiations
circumcision rites for boys
elaborate funeral ceremonies
festival harvest celebrations
historicalKingdom Wanga Kingdom
linked to: Wanga
kinshipSystem patrilineal
language Bukusu language
Luhya language
linked to: Luhya languages

Maragoli language
Wanga dialect
other Luhya dialects
languageFamily Bantu languages
majorDenomination Anglican Church
linked to: Anglican Communion

Pentecostal churches
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
majorReligion Christianity
majorSubgroups Banyala
Banyore
Batsotso
Bukusu
Idakho
Isukha
Kabras
Kisa
Maragoli
linked to: Pojulu

Marama
Samia
Tachoni
Tiriki
Wanga
marriagePattern traditionally arranged marriages
musicInstrument drums
horns
rattles
nationalLanguageUsed English
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
notableFootballClubSupport AFC Leopards
notableLeader Nabongo Mumia
populationRegion one of the largest ethnic groups in Kenya
primaryRegion Western Kenya
linked to: western Kenya
region Bungoma County
Busia County
Kakamega County
Trans Nzoia County
Vihiga County
linked to: Vihiga District
regionNeighbor Kalenjin
Kisii
Luo
Nandi
sportInterest football
subgroupOf Bantu peoples of East Africa
linked to: Bantu peoples
traditionalCrops bananas
beans
maize
millet
sorghum
sugarcane
traditionalDance isukuti dance
traditionalEconomicActivity agriculture
traditionalFood ingokho (chicken)
ugali
vegetable stews
traditionalHousing compounds with round or rectangular houses
traditionalLivestock cattle
chickens
goats
traditionalMusic isukuti drumming
traditionalPoliticalUnit chiefdoms
traditionalReligion African traditional religion

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kibera hasEthnicGroup Luhya
Kenyan languageSpoken Luhya
Luhya languages includeVariety Luwiikhondi (Wikhondi)
linked to: Luhya
Rift Valley Province ethnicGroups Luhya
subject linked to: Rift Valley Province of Kenya
Western Kenya containsEthnicGroup Luhya
subject linked to: western Kenya
Huruma hasEthnicGroup Luhya
Butere/Mumias District historicalRegion Luhya homeland
linked to: Luhya