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Bantu vs Luhya - What's the difference?

bantu | luhya |

As proper nouns the difference between bantu and luhya

is that bantu is the largest african language family of the niger-congo group, spoken in much of sub-saharan africa while luhya is a bantu language spoken in western kenya and uganda luhya has a number of dialects, including maragoli, abagisu, marama, kibukusu, wanga, and bukusu.

bantu

English

(wikipedia Bantu)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The largest African language family of the Niger-Congo group, spoken in much of Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • General term for African ethnic groups speaking a Bantu language and their members.
  • A black South African.

    • Usage notes

    Black South Africans were at times officially called "Bantus" by the Apartheid regime. New legislation and documents from the South African government have replaced "Bantu" with "Black" due to the former word's derogatory connotations. Outside Southern Africa the term is still widely used as a term for the Bantu-speaking peoples.

    See also

    * (Bantu languages) * (w) * Asian * Boer * colored * Khoisan

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    luhya

    English

    (Luhya language)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A Bantu language spoken in western Kenya and Uganda. Luhya has a number of dialects, including Maragoli, Abagisu, Marama, Kibukusu, Wanga, and Bukusu.

    • Synonyms

    * Luyia * Luluyia

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