Alternate Names: Idakho-Isukha-Tiriki
Dialects: Idakho (Idaxo, Itakho, Itoxo), Isukha (Isuxa, Lwisukha), Tiriki. High comprehension of Lulogooli ,, but resist each other’s pronunciation. Lexical similarity: 70% with Logooli ,, 52% with Masaba , (Uganda) and Oluluyia ,. A member of macrolanguage Oluluyia ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 598,000 (2009 census), increasing. Idakho 171,000; Isukha 217,000; Tiriki 210,000 (2009 census).
Language Use: Home, community, religious services. All ages. Positive attitudes. High comprehension of all Oluluyia [luy] dialects but due to a few lexical and phonological differences they do not use it. Otherwise it would be standardized and thus 1 language.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: About 15%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. NT: 2006.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Kenya
Other Comments: Christian.