Luhya people

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The Luhya people are a major Bantu ethnic group in western Kenya, known for their rich cultural traditions, agriculture, and significant influence in Kenyan politics and society.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Luhya people canonical 8
Mbeere people 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
clanSystem patrilineal clans ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
countryOfCitizenshipMajority Kenya ⓘ
culturalValue emphasis on community solidarity ⓘ
importance of extended family ⓘ
respect for elders ⓘ
hasSubgroup Batsotso ⓘ
Bukusu ⓘ
Idakho ⓘ
Isukha ⓘ
Kabras ⓘ
Kisa ⓘ
Maragoli ⓘ
Marama ⓘ
Samia ⓘ
Tachoni ⓘ
Tiriki ⓘ
Wanga ⓘ
languageFamily Bantu languages ⓘ
livestockKeeping cattle ⓘ
chicken ⓘ
goats ⓘ
mainCrops bananas ⓘ
beans ⓘ
maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sugarcane ⓘ
nationalLanguageUsed English ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ
linked to: Swahili language
neighboringGroups Gusii people ⓘ
linked to: Kisii people

Kalenjin people ⓘ
Kisii people ⓘ
Luo people ⓘ
Teso people ⓘ
politicalInfluence significant in Kenyan politics ⓘ
populationStatus among the most populous communities in Kenya ⓘ
primaryLanguage Luhya dialect cluster ⓘ
linked to: Luhya languages

Luhya languages ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the largest ethnic groups in Kenya ⓘ
region Western Kenya ⓘ
linked to: western Kenya
religion African traditional religion ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
subgroupOf Bantu peoples of East Africa ⓘ
linked to: Bantu peoples
traditionalDance isukuti dance ⓘ
traditionalEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
small-scale farming ⓘ
traditionalHomeland Bungoma County ⓘ
Busia County ⓘ
Kakamega County ⓘ
Vihiga County ⓘ
linked to: Vihiga District

Western Province of Kenya ⓘ
traditionalMusic isukuti drumming ⓘ
traditional choral songs ⓘ
traditionalReligionFeatures ancestor veneration ⓘ
belief in a supreme creator ⓘ
traditionalRite male circumcision ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Embu people → relatedEthnicGroup → Mbeere people ⓘ
linked to: Luhya people
Kenyan → ethnicGroup → Luhya people ⓘ
Luhya languages → spokenBy → Luhya people ⓘ
Luhya languages → ethnicGroup → Luhya people ⓘ
Kisii people → neighboringGroup → Luhya people ⓘ
Kisii people → relatedEthnicGroup → Luhya people ⓘ
Trans Nzoia County → inhabitedBy → Luhya people ⓘ
Terik people → neighboringEthnicGroup → Luhya people ⓘ