Olunyole
A language of Kenya
| Population | 120,000 (Heine and Möhlig 1980), increasing. |
| Region | Western Province, Kakamega District, above Kavirondo Gulf. |
| Language map |
Kenya, reference number 39 |
| Alternate names | Lunyole, Lunyore, Nyole, Nyoole, Nyore, Olunyore |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 61% with Nyole [nuj] of Uganda. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Masaba-Luyia (J.30), Luyia A member of macrolanguage Oluluyia [luy] (Kenya). |
| Language use | GIDS 5. Home, social gatherings, church, school. All ages. Positive attitude. Prestigious. Also use other Oluluyia [luy] varieties, Kiswahili [swh], or English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: More than 20%. First Oluluyia community to have a Bible school. Taught in primary schools. NT: 1936–1996. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SVO. Christian. |
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