Suba

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A language of Kenya

ISO 639-3
sxb
Alternate Names
Luo AbaSuba
Autonym
Olusuba
User Population

158,000 (2019 census), increasing, based on ethnicity.

Location

Homa Bay county: Lake Victoria east shore, Mfangano and Rusinga islands.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Logooli-Kuria (E.403)
Dialects

Suba, EgiSuba. Reportedly most similar to Suba-Simbiti [ssc].

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, social gatherings. Used by all. Positive attitudes. All also use Dholuo [luo]. Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Taught as subject in some primary schools. Literature. Radio. Videos. NT: 2010. Revitalization efforts have been very effective.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Suba
Writing

Latin script [Latn].