Nilotic ethnic group native to eastern Uganda and western Kenya
"Iteso" redirects here. For the Mexican University, see ITESO.
Iteso
Total population
2,782,239
Regions with significant populations
Uganda
2,364,569[1][2]
Kenya
417,670[3]
Languages
Teso language, English language
Religion
Christianity, Traditional faith
Related ethnic groups
other Ateker peoples and other Nilotic peoples
Teso
Person
Etesot (m)/Atesot (f)
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Language
Ateso
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Iteso Homestead
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 Ateso is their language.[4][5]
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^Uganda Bureau of Statistics. "National Population and Housing Census 2014 - Main Report" (PDF).
^"Uganda". World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
^"2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics". December 2019.
^Karp, Ivan (1978). Fields of Change among the Iteso of Kenya. Routledge; Reprint edition (2005). ISBN 0-415-32990-6.
^"Teso | Teso Traditions, Culture & History | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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