The Suba (Abasuba) are a heterogeneous Bantu group of people in Kenya with an amalgamation of clans drawn from their main tribes Ganda people, Luhya people, and Soga who speak the Suba language that is closely similar to the Ganda language spare some lexical items borrowed from Luo. [2][3] Their population is estimated at 157,787, with ...

The Abasuba are one of the smallest and lesser known of Kenya’s tribes. A photo exhibition at the Nairobi National Museum is now filling in the knowledge gap.

Dec 13, 2023 · Mfangano Island is home to the highest concentration of the Abasuba people, one of Kenya’s smaller tribes. In 1999, the population on Mfangano Island was around 17,000, but no additional census updates have been made to update these numbers since. Most of the locals speak Luo, Kiswahili and English.

The Suba (Abasuba) are a heterogeneous Bantu group of people in Kenya with an amalgamation of clans drawn from their main tribes Ganda people, Luhya people, and Soga who speak the Suba language that is closely similar to the Ganda language spare some lexical items borrowed from Dholuo and Kuria.

Mar 20, 2023 · Suba also known as Olusuba or Ekisuba or Orusuba is a vulnerable language spoken in Mfangano, Rusinga,Takawiri and Kibwogi Islands, Kaksingri, Ngeri, Gwasi hills, Migori and Muhuru Bay in Kenya and North Mara, in Tanzania by the Suba|Abasuba people.

Abasuba Council of Elders chairman Japheth Riogi tells The Standard he is a worried man as he has witnessed his Abasuba culture slowly fade away. The 75-year-old resident of Buembu in Migori...

May 3, 2006 · The part of the Suba people who now speak Luo as a mother tongue are also called Luo Abasuba. ("Abasuba" is the Suba language word for "the Suba people.") Even those who now speak Luo, however, maintain their previous Bantu clan identities, where each clan identifies with a certain animal.

Dec 28, 2018 · A people can die off without losing their lives. So to save the culture of the Abasuba people, Anne Eboso has been hosting the annual Rusinga Festival for the past six years. The Abasuba are Bantu and are believed to have migrated from Uganda to Kenya more than 500 years ago.

Form 1 History Lessons: The peoples of Kenya up to the 19th century The Abasuba community in Kenya: Migration and settlement -The name “Suba” means “the people who are always wandering”. -The Suba migrated into their current locations beginning in the mid-1700s.

The inhabitants of Rusinga Island, the Abasuba people celebrate their culture on the last Thursday and Friday before Christmas through the Rusinga Island Festival.