Abaluyia

Molefi Kete Asante

The name Abaluyia refers to a large ethnic and linguistic group that lives in Kenya and parts of Uganda. When speaking of one person, the Abaluyia use the word Omuluyia , and when referring to their language, they use the word Luluyia . Seventeen subnations exist among the Abaluyia. They are Abakhayo, Bukusu, Vugusu, Banyala, Abasonga, Abanyore, Abatsotso, Idakho, Isukha, Abakabras, Kisa, Logoli, Marachi, Marama, Samia, Tachhoni, and Wanga. Although the Uganda speakers of Luluyia do not use the term Abaluyia , a term the elders in Kenya accepted and adopted from 1930 to 1960, the Ugandan ...

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