Talk:Luhya
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[edit] Sub-Tribes and dialects
Ethnologue classifies the Luhya languages differently than presented in the article. No sources are cited in the article in regards to the sub-tribes or languages (or anything else for that matter). The following is the linguistic tree as outlined on Ethnologue:
- Masaba-Luyia Languages
- Masaba [myx] - Ulubukusu, Ulubuya, Uludadiri, Lugisu (Gisu, Gishu), Ulukisu, Syan.
- Nyole (Nyule, Lunyole) [nuj] from Uganda - Menya, Hadyo, Sabi, Wesa
- Luyia (Luhya) Languages
- • Bukusu [bxk] - dialects: Bukusu and Tachoni
- • Idakho-Isukha-Tiriki [ida] - dialects: Idakho (Kakamega), Isukha, Tiriki
- • Luyia (Luhya, Luluyia) [luy] - dialects: Kisa, Marama, Wanga, Tsotso, West Nyala, Khayo, Songa, Marach, Kabras; Saamia (which is listed as 88% lexically similar to Wanga)
- • East Nyala [nle]
- • Logooli (Ragoli, Uluragooli, Llugule, Maragooli, etc.) [rag] - Maragoli
- • Nyore (Lunyore) [nyd]
- Parsa 01:41, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
