Suba people

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The Suba people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of Kenya, primarily inhabiting islands and shores of Lake Victoria and known for their fishing culture and close interaction with neighboring Luo communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people
ethnic group
alsoKnownAs Abasuba people NERFINISHED
continent Africa
country Kenya
countrySubdivision Homa Bay County NERFINISHED
Migori County NERFINISHED
culturalRegion Nyanza region NERFINISHED
demographicStatus numerically small ethnic group in Kenya
economicActivity fish trade
fishing on Lake Victoria
subsistence farming
ethnicMinorityIn Kenya NERFINISHED
ethnolinguisticGroup Abasuba NERFINISHED
governedUnder Kenyan national government NERFINISHED
hasBilingualismWith Luo language NERFINISHED
hasCulturalHeritage oral traditions about lake migrations
traditional lake deities and spirits
hasCulturalInteractionWith Luo people NERFINISHED
hasCulturalPractice boat-building traditions
clan-based social organization
lake-based fishing culture
hasCulturalSimilarityWith other Bantu groups around Lake Victoria
hasIntermarriageWith Luo people NERFINISHED
hasLinguisticInfluenceFrom Luo language NERFINISHED
historicalOrigin migrations from islands of Lake Victoria
migrations from present-day Uganda
languageEndangermentStatus Suba language is endangered NERFINISHED
languageFamily Bantu languages
locatedIn Western Kenya NERFINISHED
neighboringEthnicGroup Luo people NERFINISHED
partOf Bantu ethnic groups in East Africa
primaryLanguage Suba language NERFINISHED
recognizedAs distinct ethnic community in Kenya
region Lake Victoria NERFINISHED
religion African traditional religion
Christianity
residence Islands of Lake Victoria in Kenya
Mfangano Island NERFINISHED
Rusinga Island NERFINISHED
shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya
traditionalHousing homesteads organized around extended families
traditionalOccupation fishing
small-scale agriculture
usesLanguage English language NERFINISHED
Luo language
Suba language NERFINISHED
Swahili language

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