Ethnolinguistic Nilotic groups inhabit to central and Northeastern Africa
For the Luo ethnic group of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, see Luo people.
Luo
Luo location in East Africa
Total population
18,596,000
Regions with significant populations
East Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Congo (DRC)
Religion
Christianity; Traditional religions; Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other Nilotic peoples Especially Atuot, Burun, Dinka, Jumjum, and Nuer
A map of some of the Luo peoples
The Luo, (also spelled Lwo) are several ethnically and linguistically related Nilotic ethnic groups that inhabit an area ranging from Egypt and Sudan to South Sudan and Ethiopia, through Northern Uganda and eastern Congo (DRC), into western Kenya, and the Mara Region of Tanzania. Their Luo languages belong to the western branch of the Nilotic language family.
The Luo groups in South Sudan include the Shilluk, Anuak, Pari, Acholi, Balanda Boor, Thuri and Luwo. Those in Uganda include the Alur, Acholi, Jonam and Padhola. The ones in Kenya and Tanzania are the Joluo (also called Luo in Kenyan English).
The Joluo and their language Dholuo are also known as the "Luo proper" by Kenya based observers, even though their dialect has more Bantu loan words than the rest.
The level of historical separation between these groups is estimated at about eight centuries. Dispersion from an alleged Nilotic core region in South Sudan is presumed to have been triggered by the turmoil of the Muslim conquest of Sudan.[1][2] The migration of individual groups over the last few centuries can to some extent be traced in the respective group's oral history.
small group of Luo known as the Biito-Luo (Paluo), led by Labongo encountered Bantu-speaking peoples living in the area of Bunyoro. These Luo settled with...
Burun-speaking peoples, Teso people also known as Iteso or people of Teso, Karo peoples, Luopeoples, Ateker peoples, Kalenjin peoples, Karamojong people also known...
The dozen Luo, Lwo or Lwoian languages are spoken by the Luopeoples in an area ranging from southern Sudan to western Ethiopia to southern Kenya, with...
format) Luopeoples or Lwo, an African ethnic linguistic group Luopeople of Kenya and Tanzania, an indigenous people of Kenya and Tanzania Luo languages...
Luo or LUO may refer to: Luopeoples, an ethno-linguistic group of eastern and central Africa Luopeople of Kenya and Tanzania or Joluo, an ethnic group...
The Adhola people, also known as Jopadhola, are a Nilotic ethnic group of Luopeoples that live in Tororo District of Eastern Uganda and comprise about...
ethno-linguistically related Luopeoples of East Africa.[citation needed] They speak the Luwo language which is a Northern Luo language. They are related...
northern neighbors, the Luo and Shilluk. Also, they share a similar language with their neighbors to the south, the Acholi. The Luopeoples are scattered all...
The Acholi people (also spelled Acoli) are a Nilotic ethnic group of Luopeoples (also spelled Lwo), found in Magwi County in South Sudan and Northern...
under the See also section. This is a list of people of Luo Descent and for those otherwise perceived as Luos; either in birth or adoption. Only those meeting...
also popular folk songs of Tanzania and Kenya's Luopeoples that formed the base on benga creation. The Luo of Kenya have long played an eight-string lyre...
Luo Yunxi (Chinese: 罗云熙, born July 28, 1988), also known by his English name Leo Luo, is a Chinese actor, singer and dancer. Luo first became known for...
Anuak of Ethiopia due to common ethnic origins of the larger Luopeoples who speak Luo languages. It is estimated that Dholuo has 93% lexical similarity...
Folklore of the Luopeoples of Kenya speaks of a mighty warrior known as Lwanda Magere. He was born in the year 1720 to Abonyo Wuod Omolo and his mother...
northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They are part of the larger Luo group. In Uganda, they live mainly in the Nebbi, Zombo, Pakwach and Arua...
The Shilluk (Shilluk: Chollo) is a major Luo Nilotic ethnic group that resides in the northeastern Upper Nile state of South Sudan on both banks of the...
culture in the 10th century. Following the migration and invasion of Luopeoples c. 15th century, Kitara would collapse, and from the ashes rose various...
The Thuri, also known as Shatt, and Luopeople of South Sudan. They speak DheThuri, a Luo language that is similar to the Jur and Dinka languages. Having...
The Balanda Boor (or Boor) are an ethnic group numbering 40,000 to 50,000 people living in the South Sudanese states of Western Equatoria and Western Bahr...
was in southern Kordofan. Centuries of isolation and influence from Luopeoples caused them to be a distinct ethnic group from the Naath. The arrival...
Organisation) - An defunct East African welfare organisation that united LuopeoplesLuo Union F.C. - A defunct Kenyan football club organised by the welfare...
Southern Luo is a dialect cluster of Uganda and neighboring countries. Although Southern Luo dialects are mutually intelligible,[citation needed] there...
described as early as 1983. In a flashback, Chinese sociology professor Luo Ji has a chance meeting with Ye Wenjie, the astrophysicist from The Three...
north is Lake Victoria, with a small corridor occupied by the Luo and other Bantu peoples. The Kuria are found in Kenya and Tanzania. In Kenya, they live...
Luo language or Lwo language may refer to: Luo languages, a family of Nilotic languages spoken by the Luopeoples from southern Sudan to southern Kenya...
Nyamgodho Son of Ombare is a folk legend of the Luopeoples of Kenya. It is also known as Nyamgondho Wuod Ombare, Nyamgondho Kombare, and Nyamgontho....
but they refer to the same entity. for the Luo people, Nyasaye means the creator of the beginning, The Luo also called Nyasaye with different names such...
currently[when?] about 2,884,000. The Lango people speak the Lango language, a Western Nilotic language of the Southern Luo group. The Lango oral tradition states...
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