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BAGISU - BAMASABA PEOPLE AND CULTURE
The Bagisu people or Bamasaba inhabit the western and southern halves of Mount Elgon. On the west, the Mountain spreads like the fingers of a hand with steep and narrow valleys between them. On the south, the land is broken and consists of the jumble of hills jammed against a high escarpment like a crumpled tablecloth. The Escarpment fades gradually to a plain leading a way to the northeast inhabited by the Iteso tribe

The Bagisu speak a dialects of the lumasaba language called Lugisu which is fully understandable by other dialects, and is also understood by the Bukusu. The Bagisu or Bamasaba undergo a circumcision ritual called the Imbalu. The ritual is held every after one year during the month of August.

ORIGIN OF BAGISU ( Bamasaba) PEOPLE
The Bagisu have no tradition of early migration from any where. They assert that their ancestors were called Mundu and Sera, whom tradition says came out of a hole in Mountain Masaba (Elgon).

Traditional Imbalu Circumcision Ceremony
The Imbalu traditional dance is seasonal. It takes place between March and June, every circumcision year at the Mutoto cultural site.