Bukusu Language

Bukusu also known as Babukusu is a language spoken in Bungoma county in Kenya by the Babukusu people.

It belongs to the Luhya group of languages which also includes Kimaragoli, Abanyala, Abakhayo, Abamarachi, Abanyole, Abasamia, Olushisa, Olutsotso, Abawanga, Abamarama, Abakabras, Abatiriki, Tachoni, Abisukha and Kisa languages.

Bukusu language has approximately 1,400,000 native speakers.

Interesting topics about the Bukusu people:

✔️ Mukite Son of Nameme (The great Bukusu Drummer) 

Dictionary of popular Bukusu words


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  • This page was last updated on November 20, 2023
Define a Bukusu word
Bukusu/BaBukusu/Luhya
Native to

Kenya

Estimated Native Speakers

1,400,000

Region

Bungoma county in Kenya

Status

Active

Related

Mukite Son of Nameme (The great Bukusu Drummer) , King Jaja of Opobo, from a slave to a king

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