Population

1,582,000 (1994 I. Larsen BTL).

Region

Southwestern, south of Kavirondo Gulf , Kisii District, Nyanza Province .

Alternate names  

Kisii, Kosova, Guzii, Ekegusii

Classification

Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, E, Kuria (E.10)

Language use

500,000 second-language speakers.

Language development

Literacy rate in second language: 15% to 25%. Bible: 1988.

Comments

Different from Kisi of Tanzania . Christian, traditional religion.