The Lango (plural Langi) people live in the central area of Uganda, north of Lake Kyoga. Lango Sub-region comprises of the districts of Lira and Apac. The Lango population is about 1,5 million according to the 2002 population census. Map showing the location of Lake Kyoga in Uganda. ... Lira is a district in northern Uganda. ... Apac is a district in northern Uganda. ...

Their language, Leb Lango or Luo, is mutually intelligible with Acholi, Kumam and some other Luo languages of Uganda and Kenya. A pair of languages is said to be mutually intelligible if speakers of one language can readily understand the other language. ... Acholi (also Acoli, Shuli, Gang, Lwo) is a language primarily spoken by the Acholi people in the districts of Gulu, Kitgum and Pader, a region known as Acholiland in northern Uganda. ... The Kumam are a people of about 150,000 living mainly in Kaberamaido district as well as the western areas of Teso sub-region and the south-east of Lango sub-region in Uganda. ... The Luo languages comprise about 15 languages spoken in an area ranging from Southern Sudan via Uganda to Southern Kenya, with Dholuo extending into Northern Tanzania and Alur into the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...

The Lango tribal symbol of greatness is the rhino.

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History

Lango speak a Western Nilotic (Luo) language like their northern neighbors, but share many cultural characteristics with their Eastern Nilotic (Ateker) neighbors to the east. Some anthropologists assert that they are part of a group that migrated from Ethiopia around 1600 A.D. and split into two branches, with one branch moving to present day Kenya to form the Kalenjin group and Maasai cluster. The other branch, called Ateker, migrated westwards and entered Uganda from the north-east. Ateker further split into four groups to form the Karamojong, Teso Kumam and Lango. The Lango migrated further to the west, and there they encountered the Acholi, who they pushed northwards from the northern part of Lake Kyoga. Through prolonged interaction with the Acholi, Lango lost their Eastern Nilotic language (Ateker) and took up a Western Nilotic language (Luo) spoken by their Acholi neighbours. Some historians contest that Lango are part of the Luo who migrated from Southern Sudan, and many Lango identify with the Luo, refuting the theory that they are Ateker. The Western Nilotic languages are one of the three primary branches of the Nilotic languages, themselves belonging to the Eastern Sudanic subfamily of Nilo-Saharan. ... The Luo languages comprise about 15 languages spoken in an area ranging from Southern Sudan via Uganda to Southern Kenya, with Dholuo extending into Northern Tanzania and Alur into the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... The Eastern Nilotic languages are one of the three primary branches of the Nilotic languages, themselves belonging to the Eastern Sudanic subfamily of Nilo-Saharan; they are believed to have begun to diverge about 3,000 years ago, and have spread southwards from an original home in Equatoria in the... The Kalenjin is a combination of seven tribes of a Nilotic ethnic group or tribe living in the Great Rift Valley in western Kenya. ... A Maasai tribesman The Maasai or Masai, an indigenous African tribe of semi-nomadic people located primarily in Kenya and northern Tanzania, are probably one of the most familiar tribes of East Africa. ... The Karamojong (sometimes called Karimojong), are a tribe of semi-nomadic herders who live in the north-eastern part of Uganda, in the Karamoja region. ... The Iteso or Teso are the second largest ethnic group in Uganda. ... The Kumam are a people of about 150,000 living mainly in Kaberamaido district as well as the western areas of Teso sub-region and the south-east of Lango sub-region in Uganda. ... Acholiland, Uganda The Acholi are an ethnolinguistic group of the upper Nile valley dwelling on the east bank of the White Nile, about a hundred miles north of Lake Albert . ... Map showing the location of Lake Kyoga in Uganda. ... The Eastern Nilotic languages are one of the three primary branches of the Nilotic languages, themselves belonging to the Eastern Sudanic subfamily of Nilo-Saharan; they are believed to have begun to diverge about 3,000 years ago, and have spread southwards from an original home in Equatoria in the... The Western Nilotic languages are one of the three primary branches of the Nilotic languages, themselves belonging to the Eastern Sudanic subfamily of Nilo-Saharan. ... Acholiland, Uganda The Acholi are an ethnolinguistic group of the upper Nile valley dwelling on the east bank of the White Nile, about a hundred miles north of Lake Albert . ... The Luo (also Lwo) live in an area that stretches from the south of Sudan, through Northern Uganda and Eastern Congo (DRC), into Western Kenya, and ending in the upper tip of Tanzania. ...

Ugandan districts affected by Lords Resistance Army.

Download high resolution version (499x616, 85 KB)Ugandan districts affected by Lords Resistance Army. ... Download high resolution version (499x616, 85 KB)Ugandan districts affected by Lords Resistance Army. ... Labuje IDP camp near Kitgum Town The Lords Resistance Army (LRA), formed in 1987, is a rebel paramilitary group operating in northern Uganda, and as of February 2005 is engaged in an armed conflict against the Ugandan government. ...

Politics and Violence

Lango have often been victims of the volatile politics of Uganda. The first Ugandan prime minister and two time president, Milton Obote, is a Lango.

Obote pictured at the beginning of his second regime in 1980 Apollo Milton Obote (born December 28, 1924) was President of Uganda from 1966 to 1971 and again from 1980 to 1985. ...

Idi Amin

During the 1970's, state inspired violence by the Government of Idi Amin was used to decimate the elite of the Lango and thier neighbours the Acholi.

Image:Amin dada. ... Acholiland, Uganda The Acholi are an ethnolinguistic group of the upper Nile valley dwelling on the east bank of the White Nile, about a hundred miles north of Lake Albert . ...

Karamojong cattle raids

Together with the Teso and Acholi, the Lango have often been victims of attacks by Karamojong cattle-rustlers.

The Iteso (people of Teso) are the second largest ethnic group in Uganda. ... The Karamojong (sometimes called Karimojong), are a tribe of semi-nomadic herders who live in the north-eastern part of Uganda, in the Karamoja region. ...

Lord's Resistance Army

The 19-year rebellion against the government of Uganda by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is behind a massive population displacement in this region. Rebels continue to attack camps for displaced people, burn homes, loot, abduct children, rape and kill, in a brutal campaign of violence.

Labuje IDP camp near Kitgum Town The Lords Resistance Army (LRA), formed in 1987, is a rebel paramilitary group operating mainly in northern Uganda. ...

External links and References

• Uganda Bureau of Statistics
• Lira District Website
• Apac District Website
• Uganda History and Politics
• Rupiny - Online news in Lango and Acholi (Luo)