- The
Abagusii (also
known as
Kisii (Mkisii/Wakisii) in Swahili, or
Gusii in Ekegusii) are a
Bantu ethnic group and
nation indigenous to
Kisii and Nyamira...
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total 75%
Bantu Kenya 46 60% 37 E, J Agikuyu, Abaluhya, ABASUBA, Akamba,
Abagusii, Ameru, Abakuria, Aembu, Ambeere, Taita, Pokomo,
Taveta and Mijikenda,...
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Ethnicity Language(s)
Primary homeland Subgroups,
tribes &
castes Religion(s)
Abagusii Atlantic–Congo →
Bantu →
Gusii Kenya (Kisii County) Christianity, Traditional...
- is
spoken natively by 2.2
million people (as of 2009),
mostly among the
Abagusii.
Ekegusii has only two dialects: The
Rogoro (upper-side) and
Maate (lower-side)...
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traditional religion Bafia religion Baka
traditional religion Bantu religion Abagusii religion Akamba traditional religion AmaMpondomise traditional religion...
- to
borrow food". The
Abagusii called it "egesumu"
meaning "a
structure for keeping/rearing chicken". It is
believed the
Abagusii were in
Kisumu but found...
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sweet and salty, with
hints of
liquorice and melon. In Kenya,
among the
Abagusii, S.
nigrum (rinagu - singular;
amanagu - plural) is a
vegetable delicacy...
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Province after Kisumu County. Its
inhabitants include the Suba, Joluo, Kuria,
Abagusii, Luhya, Somalis, Indians, Arabs,
Agikuyu and Nubians. The
county is important...
- a
Maasai chief, Ole
Kericho who was
killed in the 18th
century by the
Abagusii.
Kericho was
founded by
British settlers in 1902. It
hosts Africa's largest...
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communities (mostly Bantu). To a
lesser extent it is used as a name
among the
Abagusii (or
Bantu Kosova)
ethnic group.[citation needed] It is an
Italian surname...
