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The Gisu people, or Bamasaba people of Elgon, are a Bantu tribe[1] and Bantu-speaking ethnic group of the Masaba people in eastern Uganda, closely related to the Bukusu people of Kenya. Bamasaba live mainly in the Mbale District of Uganda on the slopes of Mount Elgon. The Bagisu are estimated to be about 1,646,904 people making up 4.9% of the total population according to the 2014 National Census of Uganda.[2][3]
^Mwakikagile p. 194.
^Uganda Bureau of Statistics. "National Population and Housing Census 2014 - Main Report" (PDF).
The Gisupeople, or Bamasaba people of Elgon, are a Bantu tribe and Bantu-speaking ethnic group of the Masaba people in eastern Uganda, closely related...
politician, author, political scientist, and development specialist. GisupeopleGisu language Mbale Kenya Railway stations in Uganda Bugisu Co-operative...
districts The surrounding peoples are the Gisupeople to the east, Adhola people to the south, Soga people to the west and Gwere people to the north. The Banyole...
sometimes known as Gisu (Lugisu) after one of its dialects, is a Bantu language spoken by more than two million people in East Africa. The Gisu dialect in eastern...
traditional circumcision are said to be shunned by their community. The Gisupeople of Uganda are closely related to the Bukusu and also practice circumcision...
and the slopes of Mount Elgon to the east. Bukedi district contained Gisupeople in the populous and mountainous northeast, and several other ethnic groups...
tribe of the Luhya people of western Kenya. It is one of several ethnically Luhya dialects; however, it is more closely related to the Gisu dialect of Masaaba...
Nuer languages. Except for some elders living in rural areas, most Maasai people speak the official languages of Kenya and Tanzania, being Swahili and English...
traditional practices such as the Imbalu circumcision ceremony from the Gisupeople in the Mbale District, and Karamoja herders who traditionally move to...
stands at over 1.2 million people that deprives them of the national budget from the Ugandan government. Baganda PeopleGisuPeople Ugandan Folklore Ugandan...
present-day Otuke and Alebtong districts. Buganda People Ugandan Folklore Ugandan Traditions GisuPeople Cooke, Peter (1999). "Fieldwork in Lango, Northern...
(UBOS) census of 2014, the Bahehe community numbered 4,023. Buganda PeopleGisuPeople Ugandan Folklore Ugandan Traditions "Uganda's Diverse Culture - Kagera...
road to class II bitumen surface with drainage channels and culverts. Gisupeople Mount Elgon Mount Elgon National Park GFC. "Distance between Bulambuli...
the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda. Buganda Ugandan Traditions GisuPeople Ugandan Folklore "Uganda's Indigenous Communities as at 1st February...
The Turkana are a Nilotic people native to the Turkana County in northwest Kenya, a semi-arid climate region bordering Lake Turkana in the east, Pokot...
(1982), pp. 233–45. Hussaini, Syed Shah Khusro, Sayyid Muhammad al-Husayni Gisu Daraz: On Sufism Delhi: Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Delli, 1985. Hussaini, Syed Shah...
These migrants were closely related to Luo peoples found in Uganda, especially the Acholi and Padhola people. As they moved into Kenya and Tanzania, they...
[citation needed] meaning: area occupied by masaba speaking people, this name is still used by Gisu of Uganda. The name Masaba, means North in Luluyia language...
Buganda Busoga Tooro Kingdom Buganda Gisu Acholi Ankole "Uganda". World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples. 19 June 2015. Uganda Bureau of Statistics...
Maasai people also due to intermarriage prior to colonization. The Gĩkũyũ people between Thika and Mbeere are closely related to the Kamba people who speak...
bride wealth and the marriage would be formalized. Karamojong Teso Acholi Gisu "Kumam in search of cultural autonomy". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-05-30...
The Iteso (or people of Teso) are a Nilotic ethnic group in eastern Uganda and western Kenya. Teso refers to the traditional homeland of the Iteso, and...
The Pokot people (also spelled Pökoot) live in West Pokot County and Baringo County in Kenya and in the Pokot District of the eastern Karamoja region in...
Delma Gisu (born 2 July 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Greater Western Sydney in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. Delma Gisu was...
districts. This is because they are believed to be descendants of Masaba. Gisupeople Circumcision in Africa Dominica Dipio "Thousands throng Mutoto cultural...
their fellow countrymen. Acholi Lango Buganda Gisu Teso Williams, Victoria R. (2020-02-24). Indigenous Peoples: An Encyclopedia of Culture, History, and Threats...
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