Also Known As:
Olusuba
Dialects & Varieties
- Kaksingri
- Wiregi
- Ungoe
- Mfangano
- Gwasi
- Muhuru
- Suna
Living on Borrowed Time; Giving a Lifeline to the Olusuba Language of Kenya through Orature (ELF Grant Abstract)
Daniel Ochieng Orwenjo. 2010. "Living On Borrowed Time; Giving a Lifeline To the Olusuba Language of Kenya Through Orature (ELF Grant Abstract)." Online: http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/ll_projects_2010.php.
Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Kenya
Location Description
"The Suba people are currently settled on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria, Mfangano Island, and Rusinga Island, Kenya."
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Other Languages Used By The Community
English, Swahili, Luo
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Many
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
The wikipedia page for the Suba language. Refers only to the variety spoken in Tanzania.
A closer look at how the Suba people practiced their religion.
Noun classification in the Suba language.