also decorated their tummy with special drawings. During funerals there were gifted elders who would carry Engawvo a type of shield and a long spear and Chant around the homestead while adorned with twigs. Suba people also practiced rock art as witnessed in the caves of Kwitone in Gulwe Mfangano. The Suba people are cattle farmers- a culture that they borrowed from the Luos. Even though the Luo no longer keep large herds of cattle, the Suba still keep cattle in large numbers. This is especially common in Migori District in Suba west division where cattle rustling between Kurians and Girango people is common. Subas also loved sport fishing where there was a special species they went for. The Abasuba also commonly practice polygamy, some of the members of the clan are named to have had even ten wives. Language Barrier One of the biggest issues relating to the Suba language declination is the sole fact that Kenya viewed the language as inferior. The education system is teaching English and Luo to the newer generations of Suba children thus impairing the possibilities of the language to come back. Some even say that the fluent language speakers are middle-aged and have yet to establish a system to rebuild the language so that it may take proper footing as one of Africa's many languages, thus it has established a language status of at risk. Many blame the elders as they do not take proper measures to ensure the language's existence by teaching their young ones from an early onset. The biggest concern deriving from the pressures of reviving the language is the fear that their children will begin to build an identity crisis while attending school, considering that it is taught in either English or Luo. Other than the Rusinga Festival, one of the most recent efforts to preserve the dying language has been the production of a Bible in Suba. Efforts to translate the Bible into Suba started as early as 1988, but it was only completed in 2011. Notable Suba leaders Tom Mboya MP John Mbadi Philip Ochieng' Mzee Ochola Gaha Journalist & Commentator Seth Odongo Disembe MP Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona John Henry Okwanyo; Long time mp for Migori and served as a cabinet in Kenyatta's and Moi's government. Also contributed a lot to the development of Migori. Senator S.F. Onyango Mbeo Ambassador Michael George Okeyo Dr.DO Abade