Nyole | |
Nativename: | Olunyole |
States: | Kenya |
Region: | Vihiga District |
Date: | 2009 census |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
Fam4: | Bantoid |
Fam5: | Bantu |
Fam6: | Northeast Bantu |
Fam7: | Great Lakes Bantu |
Fam8: | Masaba–Luhya (J.30) |
Iso3: | nyd |
Glotto: | nyor1244 |
Glottorefname: | Nyore |
Guthrie: | JE.33 |
Nyole (also Olunyole, Lunyole, Lunyore, Nyoole, Nyore, Olunyore) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people in Vihiga District, Kenya. There is 61% lexical similarity with a related but different Nyole dialect in Uganda.
The Nyore people border the Luo, Maragoli and Kisa Luhya tribes.