Nyala

NLE

developing

Dialects: East Nyala, West Nyala. A member of macrolanguage Oluluyia ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
J
Masaba-Luhya (E.32)

Demographics: 273,000 (2009 census).

Language Use: Home, social gatherings. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use most other Oluluyia [luy] varieties. Also use English [eng], Swahili [swh].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Over 15%. Literacy rate in L2: Over 50% (Kiswahili, English).

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Kenya