Clans of the Bukusu Luhya

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Clans of the Bukusu Luhya

The Bukusu are a tribe, a house of mulembe as we call them here, of the Luhya supra-community. The oluyia or clans of the Bukusu are:

• Batura
• Bakokho
• Bamalaba
• Banywaka
• Banyangali
• Bachemwile
• Bamwale
• Bakikayi
• Bhatasama
• Bhakiyabi
• Basirikwa
• Bhatemlani
• Bhasakha
• Batecho
• Baechalo
• Bakibeti
• Bakikai
• Bhakitanga
• Bakhisa
• Bamwayi
• Bamwaya,
• Baluleti
• Balunda
• Babasaba,
• Bang’oma,
• Basakali,
• Bakhurarwa,
• Bakamukong’I,
• Bakiabi,
• Baliuli,
• Batilu,
• Bakhurarwa,
• Bamuki,
• Bakhona,
• Bakhone
• Bakimwei
• Bakoi,
• Bameme,
• Basombi
• Bayemba

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Bukusu language or Lubukusu is the tongue of Babukusu, the largest of the 18 houses of mulembe. Learn how to speak Bukusu language through our free lessons in Bukusu language; our stories on Bukusu culture that harness the richness of Lubukusu in their narrative; our continuous search for the meaning of different Bukusu proverbs and sayings; and if your Lubukusu is already good enough, sharpen and challenge yourself with our new blog sibukusu that covers everything Bukusu in the purest Lubukusu.

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