Maragoli

Maragoli

Maragoli refers to the region in western Kenya Occupied by Avalogoli, a subtribe of the Luhya tribe in Kenya. The language the speak is Llogoli, which is a bantu dialect.

Maragoli also refers to the communities or people who occupy this geographical region and speak the Maragoli dialect e.g Vagonda, Vasachi,

ee also

*Mbale Kenya
*Maragoli Cultural Festival


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  • Mbale, Kenya — Mbale town is the headquarter of Vihiga County in western Kenya. It is also called Maragoli, which is the name of the indigineus inhabitants of the area, and is home to the annual Maragoli Cultural Festival which is held every 26 December. Uganda …   Wikipedia

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