Abanyala ba Kakamega

Olunyala (K) is one of the more than 17 dialects of Luyia Language spoken in Western Kenya , East Africa . (Angogo 1980, Guthrie, 1976: Osogo, 1966). The purpose of this project article was to document the Indigenous names of herptile, ebikhuraanda ,  in Olunyala (K). 1. Abstract. Scientific taxonomy, as the only way of communicating about wildlife, might have minimal utility to wildlife conservation stakeholders who have limited understanding of scientific names. Names in Indigenous language can improve species-specific communication with stakeholders who are not experts due to their familiarity. Indigenous names for wildlife in Olunyala (K) are, however, not specific to all scientifically described species and are rarely documented for wider use. To have a folk-formal taxonomy that is familiar to non-expert stakeholders in herptile (amphibians and reptiles) conservation and useable by experts, we conducted the first comprehensive analysis of Olunyala (K) naming of herptiles ba...