Luo people of Kenya

E231976
Nilotic people ethnic group

The Luo people of Kenya are a Nilotic ethnic group primarily inhabiting the region around Lake Victoria, known for their rich oral traditions, fishing and farming livelihoods, and significant influence on Kenyan politics and culture.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Luo people of Kenya canonical 3
Luo of Kenya and Tanzania 1
Luo people of western Kenya 1

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nilotic people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
clanSystem patrilineal clans ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
culturalInfluence Kenyan literature ⓘ
Kenyan politics ⓘ
Kenyan popular music ⓘ
educationEmphasis formal education ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Kenya ⓘ
kinshipSystem patrilineal descent ⓘ
knownFor funeral dirges ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ
rich oral traditions ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
language Dholuo ⓘ
languageBranch Western Nilotic languages ⓘ
languageFamily Nilotic languages ⓘ
majorEconomicActivity fishing on Lake Victoria ⓘ
livestock rearing ⓘ
maize cultivation ⓘ
sorghum cultivation ⓘ
marriageCustom bridewealth payment ⓘ
extended family involvement ⓘ
migrationDirection southward along the Nile ⓘ
migrationOrigin Southern Sudan region ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroup Kalenjin people ⓘ
Kisii people ⓘ
Luhya people ⓘ
Suba people ⓘ
notableKenyanPolitician Jaramogi Oginga Odinga ⓘ
Raila Odinga ⓘ
Robert Ouko ⓘ
Tom Mboya ⓘ
populationRegion Nyanza region of Kenya ⓘ
primaryRegion African Great Lakes ⓘ
surface form: Lake Victoria basin

Nyanza region of Kenya ⓘ
surface form: western Kenya
relatedEthnicGroup Acholi people ⓘ
Alur people ⓘ
Luo people of Tanzania ⓘ
Luo people of Uganda ⓘ
religion African traditional religion ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
socialOrganization age sets ⓘ
sportingContribution athletics in Kenya ⓘ
football in Kenya ⓘ
traditionalBelief belief in Jok spirits ⓘ
veneration of ancestors ⓘ
traditionalFood omena (small dried fish) ⓘ
osuga (bitter vegetables) ⓘ
tilapia ⓘ
ugali ⓘ
traditionalInstrument nyatiti ⓘ
ohangla drums ⓘ
orutu ⓘ
traditionalLeadership chiefs ⓘ
council of elders ⓘ
traditionalLivelihood cattle keeping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ
traditionalMusic benga ⓘ
urbanPresence Kisumu ⓘ
Nairobi ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Luo → ethnicGroupAssociated → Luo people of Kenya ⓘ
subject surface form: Luo language
Southern Nilotic languages → associatedWith → Luo people of Kenya ⓘ
Luo people of Uganda → relatedEthnicGroup → Luo people of Kenya ⓘ
Dholuo → alternateName → Luo people of Kenya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Luo of Kenya and Tanzania
Habiba Akumu Obama → hasAncestor → Luo people of Kenya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Luo people of western Kenya