NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Luo (family of ethnic groups)

The Luo (also spelled Lwo) are a family of linguistically affiliated ethnic groups who 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. These people speak an Eastern Sudanic (Nilotic) language, a branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. According to various classification schemes, they are sometimes referred to as River-Lake Nilotes or Western Nilotes, which also includes the Dinka-Nuer language group. People who speak Luo languages include the Shilluk, Anuak, Acholi, Lango, Palwo, Alur, Padhola, Joluo (Kenyan Luo), Bor, and Kumam. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Nilotic people or Nilotes, in its contamporary usage, refers to some ethnic groups mainly in southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and northern Tanzania, who speak Nilotic languages, a large sub-group of Nilo-Saharan languages. ... Map showing the distribution of the Nilo-Saharan languages. ... 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. ... Shilluk portrait circa 1914 The Shilluk are a major Nilotic ethnic group of southern Sudan, living on the west bank of the Nile around the city of Malakal. ... The Anuak are a river people whose villages are scattered along the banks and rivers of southeastern Sudan and western Ethiopia, in the region of Gambela. ... Acholiland, Uganda Acholi (also Acoli) are the people of the districts of Gulu, Kitgum Pader (known as Acholiland) in northern Uganda, and Magwe County in southern Sudan. ... The Lango (plural Langi) people live in the central area of Uganda, north of Lake Kyoga. ... Alur (Lur, Luri, Lurem), are a people of the Nile Valley in Africa, living on the north-west coast of Albert Nyanza. ... The Jopadhola or Badama are an ethnic group of Uganda. ... Joluo (commonly known as Luo) are an ethnic group in Kenya and Tanzania. ... Bor can refer to: Bor is an alternative name of the russian maffia Bor is a character in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium. ... 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. ...

Origins in Sudan

According to ethnologists, linguists and oral history, the Luo are part of the Nilotic group of tribes who separated from the East Sudanic family of tribes about 3000 BCE. More than eight centuries ago, the Luo peoples occupied the area that now lies in eastern Bahr el Ghazal. The reason for their dispersion from this area is not known. Internal contradictions or population explosion could have driven them from this region. The Luo moved to nearly all the countries neighbouring Sudan, resulting in many separate groups with variation in language and tradition as each group moved further away from their kin. Oral history is an account of something passed down by word of mouth from one generation to another. ... Nilotic people or Nilotes, in its contamporary usage, refers to some ethnic groups mainly in southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and northern Tanzania, who speak Nilotic languages, a large sub-group of Nilo-Saharan languages. ... The Eastern Sudanic languages form a family of languages spoken from southern Egypt to northern Tanzania, usually considered a subfamily of Nilo-Saharan, following Joseph Greenberg. ... The Bahr el Ghazal is both a river and a region of southwestern Sudan, the region taking its name from the river. ...

A branch of the Luo, the Shilluk (or Chollo) nation, comprising more than one hundred clans and sub-tribes, was founded by a chief named Nyikango sometime in the middle of the 15th century. They evolved a nation with a feudal-style system. Nyikango and his nation moved northward along the Nile (towards Kush and Rip) to re-conquer and settle the land their ancestors had lost to the Arabs and Europeans. The rest of the Luo groups rejected Nyikangos idea and kept a south and westwards migration. Shilluk portrait circa 1914 The Shilluk are a major Nilotic ethnic group of southern Sudan, living on the west bank of the Nile around the city of Malakal. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... This article is about the Nubian civilization. ... RIP may stand for: Rest In Peace, a phrase which often appears on tombstones. ... Languages Arabic other minority languages Religions Predominantly Sunni Islam, as well as Shia Islam, Greek Orthodoxy, Greek Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, Alawite Islam, Druzism, Ibadi Islam, and Judaism Footnotes a Mainly in Antakya. ... The European peoples are the various nations and ethnic groups of Europe. ...

Uganda

Around 1500, a small group of Luo known as the Biito-Luo led by a Chief called Labongo whose full title became Isingoma Labongo Rukidi (sometimes named as Mpuga Rukidi), encountered Bantu-speaking peoples living in the area of Bunyoro. These Luo settled with the Bantu and established the Babiito dynasty, replacing the Bachwezi dynasty of the Empire of Kitara. Labongo, the first in the line of the Babiito kings of Bunyoro-Kitara, was according to Bunyoro legend the twin brother of Kato Kimera, the first king of Buganda. These Luo were assimilated by the Bantu, and they lost their language and culture. Bunyoro flag The current Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara and its districts Bunyoro is a region of Uganda, and from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century one of the most powerful kingdoms of East Africa. ... The Empire of Kitara (also known as Bachwezi or Chwezi empire) was a kingdom which, at the height of its power in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, included much of Uganda, northern Tanzania and eastern Congo (DRC), ruled by a dynasty known as the Bachwezi (or Chwezi) who were the... Bunyoro is a region of Uganda, and from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century one of the most powerful kingdoms of East Africa. ... The flag of Buganda Buganda is the kingdom of the 52 clans of the Baganda people, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda. ...

Later in the 16th century, other Luo-speaking people moved to the area that encompasses present day Southern Sudan, Northern Uganda and North-Eastern Congo (DRC) – forming the Alur and Acholi. Conflicts developed when they encountered the Lango who had been living in the area north of Lake Kyoga. Lango also speak a Luo language, but their origins are somewhat obscure. It is generally held that they are an Eastern Nilotic Ateker people who originated in Ethiopia around A.D. 1600, adopting the Luo language of their Acholi neighbours - sometimes it is said they are part of the Luo from Bahr el Ghazal who migrated eastwards from Sudan to Anuak in Ethiopia and onwards to Uganda. Kumam, who live the same area, also speak a Luo language, but belong to the Ateker group along with the Teso and Karamojong. Alur (Lur, Luri, Lurem), are a people of the Nile Valley in Africa, living on the north-west coast of Albert Nyanza. ... Acholiland, Uganda Acholi (also Acoli) are the people of the districts of Gulu, Kitgum Pader (known as Acholiland) in northern Uganda, and Magwe County in southern Sudan. ... The Lango (plural Langi) people live in the central area of Uganda, north of Lake Kyoga. ... 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... Ateker or Atekerin is a common name for the closely related Jie, Karimojong, Turkana, and Teso peoples and their languages. ... The Bahr el Ghazal is both a river and a region of southwestern Sudan, the region taking its name from the river. ... The Anuak are a river people whose villages are scattered along the banks and rivers of southeastern Sudan and western Ethiopia, in the region of Gambela. ... 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 Iteso or 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. ...

Between the middle of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century, some Luo groups proceeded eastwards. One group called Padhola (or Jopadhola - people of Adhola), led by a chief called Adhola, settled in Budama in Eastern Uganda. They settled in a thickly forested area as a defence against attacks from Bantu neighbours who had already settled there. This self-imposed isolation helped them maintain their language and culture amidst Bantu and Ateker communities. The Jopadhola or Badama are an ethnic group of Uganda. ... The Jopadhola or Badama are an ethnic group of Uganda. ...

Kenya and Tanzania

Between about 1500 and 1800, other Luo groups crossed into Kenya and eventually into Tanzania. They inhabited the area on the banks of Lake Victoria. According to the Joluo (known in Kenya simply as Luo), a warrior chief named Ramogi Ajwang led them from present-day Uganda into present-day Kenya about 500 years ago. For other places with the same name, see Lake Victoria (disambiguation). ... Joluo (commonly known as Luo) are an ethnic group in Kenya and Tanzania. ...

As in Uganda, some non-Luo people in Kenya have adopted Luo languages. A majority of the Bantu Suba people in Kenya speak Dholuo (albeit mostly as a second language). Map showing the approximate distribution of Bantu (light brown) vs. ... Map of the Suba area in Nyanza District, Kenya The Suba (Abasuba) are a people in Kenya who speak the Suba language. ... Luo (also called Jo-Luo; formerly Nilotic Kavirondo) are a people (tribe) living in flat country (Luoland) near Lake Victoria, mostly in western Kenya (the â€œKenya Luoâ€), but also in eastern Uganda and northern Tanzania. ...

The Luo in Kenya, who call themselves Joluo (aka Jaluo, "people of Luo"), are the third largest community in Kenya after the Kikuyu and Luhya. In 1994 their population was estimated to be 3,185,000 [1]. In Tanzania they numbered (in 2001) an estimated 280,000 [2]. The Luo in Kenya and Tanzania call their language Dholuo, which is mutually intelligible with the languages of the Lango, Kumam and Padhola of Uganda, Acholi of Uganda and Sudan and Alur of Uganda and Congo. Joluo (commonly known as Luo) are an ethnic group in Kenya and Tanzania. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dholuo (also known as Luo) is a Western Nilotic language spoken by the Luo people of Kenya and Tanzania, numbering about 3 million. ...

Luo sub-groups

Anuak (Ethiopia, Sudan) Shilluk portrait circa 1914 The Shilluk are a major Nilotic ethnic group of southern Sudan, living on the west bank of the Nile around the city of Malakal. ... Doctor Who character, see Peri Brown. ... There are two rivers that have the name Thur: In France Thur in Alsace In Switzerland Thur, in East Switzerland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Alur (Lur, Luri, Lurem), are a people of the Nile Valley in Africa, living on the north-west coast of Albert Nyanza. ... Acholiland, Uganda Acholi (also Acoli) are the people of the districts of Gulu, Kitgum Pader (known as Acholiland) in northern Uganda, and Magwe County in southern Sudan. ... The Lango (plural Langi) people live in the central area of Uganda, north of Lake Kyoga. ... 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 Jopadhola, or Badama, are an ethnic group of approximately one-quarter of a million people, who live in the Tororo district of southeastern Uganda (about 2 percent of the countrys total population). ... Joluo (commonly known as Luo) are an ethnic group in Kenya and Tanzania. ... Jo-Luo, also known as Jur Chol, are an ethnic group in Sudan numbering between sixty to seventy thousand. ...

Internationally notable Luo people

Janani Luwum (1922 – 1977), was the archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire (1974 – 1977). ... Tom Joseph Odhiambo Mboya (August 15, 1930 - July 5, 1969) was a Kenyan politician during Jomo Kenyattas government. ... Joseph Kony Joseph Kony (born 1961 in Odek, a village to east of Gulu in northern Uganda) is the primary leader of a guerrilla paramilitary group, and possibly new religious movement, called the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), that is engaged in a violent campaign to establish a theocratic government... Combatants Uganda Peoples Defence Force Lords Resistance Army Commanders Yoweri Museveni Joseph Kony The Lords Resistance Army (LRA),[1] formed in 1987, is a rebel guerrilla army operating mainly in northern Uganda and parts of Sudan. ... â€œBarackâ€ redirects here. ... Obote pictured at the beginning of his second regime in 1980 Apollo Milton Obote (December 28, 1924, Apac, Uganda â€“ October 10, 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa), Prime Minister of Uganda 1962-1966 and President of Uganda 1966-1971/1980-1985, was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence in... Okello Oculi (b. ... Jaramogi Ajuma Oginga Odinga (c. ... Tito Okello (1914 - June 3, 1996) was the leader of Uganda from July 1985 until January 1986. ... Bazilio Olara-Okello (1929 â€“ January 9, 1990) was a Ugandan Brigadier in the military coalition between Tanzania Peoples Defence Force and Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) during the Uganda-Tanzania War that overthrew Idi Amin in 1979. ... Ramogi Achieng Oneko (1920 - 2007) was a Kenyan freedom fighter and a politician. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (USG) is a senior official within the United Nations System, normally appointed by the UN General Assembly on the recommendation of the UN Secretary-General for a repeatable term of four years. ... Dr John Robert Ouko (31 March 1931–c. ... Okot pBitek Okot pBitek (1931 â€“ July 20, 1982) was a Ugandan poet, who achieved wide international recognition for Song of Lawino, a long poem dealing with the tribulations of a rural African wife whose husband has taken up urban life and wishes everything to be westernised. ... Song of Lawino author Okot pBitek Song of Lawino is an epic poem written by Ugandan poet Okot pBitek. ... Ayub Ogada is a musician from Kenya. ... Nyatiti is an eight-stringed instrument played by plucking the strings. ...

References

Categories: Incomplete lists | Wikipedia references cleanup | Luo people | Ethnic groups in Africa | Ethnic groups in Kenya | Ethnic groups in Sudan | Ethnic groups in Tanzania | Ethnic groups in Uganda | Pastoralists | Nilotic peoples Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the... Nickname: Khartoums location in Sudan Coordinates: , Government - Governor Abdul Halim al Mutafi Population (2005) - Urban Over 1 Million For other uses, see Khartoum (disambiguation). ...