Alternate Names: Bukusu
Dialects: A member of macrolanguage Oluluyia ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,433,000 (2009 census), increasing.
Language Use: Growing. Home, community. All ages. Positive attitudes. Most children acquire English [eng] in school. Most adults somewhat bilingual in neighboring languages. Most children acquire Kiswahili [swh] in school. Used as L2 by Sabaot [spy].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30% (2007 BTL). Literacy rate in L2: 65% in English (2007 BTL). Taught in primary schools. Poetry. Radio programs. Bible: 2010.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Kenya
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.