Language · ISO 639-3 luy
Luyia Language Oluluhya
Luyia is a language spoken by about 5.9 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Latin script.
5.9 million
Speakers
1
Countries where it is spoken
0
Countries where it is official
Unknown
Endangerment status
Where Luyia is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Luyia
Language family
No family classification is available.
Writing system
Latin script
About the Luyia language
Luyia (Oluluhya) is spoken by about 5.9 million people.
Where is Luyia spoken?
Luyia is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Kenya (6.4 million).
Luyia is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Luyia is written in the Latin script.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 luy.
Frequently asked questions about Luyia
How many people speak Luyia?
About 5.9 million people.
Where is Luyia spoken?
Mostly in Kenya (6.4 million).
What is Luyia called in Luyia?
Its speakers call it Oluluhya.
Is Luyia an endangered language?
Luyia is classed as unknown (Glottolog AES).
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.