Suba language

Suba
Native toKenya
Regioneastern shore Lake Victoria, Mfangano Island, Rusinga Island
Native speakers
140,000 (2009 census)
Language codes
ISO 639-3sxb
Glottologsuba1238
JE.403 (shared w Suba-Simbiti)
ELPSuba

Suba is a language spoken by the Suba people of east Africa. It is almost extinct. It is a Bantu language believed to have developed from the interactions between the Luo and the Bantu speakers of Lusoga. These Lusoga migrated from the Baganda kingdom because of a conflict between tribes.

References

  1. ↑ Suba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online