NLE ISO 639-3
Nyala
Lunyala Autonym
A language of Kenya
- ISO 639
- nle
- Alternate Names
- Banyala, LuNyala, OluNyala, Olunyala
- Autonym
- Lunyala
- Population
- 227,000 (2019 census). , based on ethnicity.
- Location:
- Busia and Siaya counties: Lake Victoria area, Nzoia river mouth to northwest of Luambwa and Busonga; enclave up river; Bungoma and Kakamega counties.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Masaba-Luhya (E.32)
- Dialects
- East Nyala, West Nyala. A member of macrolanguage Oluluyia [luy].
- Language Use
- Home, social gatherings. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Swahili [swh].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: Over 15%. Literacy rate in L2: Over 50% in Kiswahili [swh] or English [eng].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Nyala
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
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Location: Busia and Siaya counties: Lake Victoria area, Nzoia river mouth to northwest of Luambwa and Busonga; enclave up river; Bungoma and Kakamega counties.
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