"Luhya" meaning in English

See Luhya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Luhya
  1. A Bantu language spoken in western Kenya and Uganda. Luhya has a number of dialects, including Maragoli, Abagisu, Marama, Kibukusu, Wanga, and Bukusu. Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Luyia, Luluyia Translations (language): luhya (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-Luhya-en-name-22qJChIM Disambiguation of Languages: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'language': 100 0
  2. The people who speak it. Translations (person): luhya (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-Luhya-en-name-7CGMvLKH Disambiguation of 'person': 0 100

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