Suba (Kenya)

Suba (Kenya)

The Suba ("Abasuba") are a people in Kenya who speak the Suba language. Their population is estimated at under 30,000, making them one of the country's smallest tribes. They migrated to Kenya from Uganda and settled on the two Lake Victoria islands of Rusinga and Mfangano, and are believed to be the last tribe to have settled in Kenya. Linguistically, the Suba are highly influenced by the neighbouring Luo, to the point of a language shift having taken place among large portions of the mainland Suba. As a result, their own language has been classified as endangered. Despite this language shift, the Suba have kept a distinct ethnic identity.

There are also people in Tanzania (Tarime District, Mara Region) who call themselves Suba, but it is unclear as to whether or not they are part of the same ethnic group.

References

*Okoth-Okombo, Duncan (1999) 'Language and ethnic identity: the case of the Abasuba', "Kenya Journal of Sciences" (Series C, Humanities and Social Sciences) 5, 1, 21-38.
*Heine, Bernd & Brenzinger, Mathias (eds.) (2003) 'Africa', in "UNESCO Red Book of Endangered Languages". ( [http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=10478&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html Suba entry] )


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