Luo people

E47222
Nilotic people ethnic group

The Luo people are a Nilotic ethnic group of East Africa, primarily found in western Kenya and northern Tanzania, known for their rich oral traditions, fishing culture, and significant influence in regional politics and society.

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Label Occurrences
Luo people canonical 27
Luo peoples 5

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nilotic people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
ancestralOrigin Upper Nile Valley ⓘ
surface form: Upper Nile region
artForm oral literature ⓘ
proverb tradition ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
culturalTrait music and dance ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ
rich oral traditions ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
diaspora South Sudan ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
educationImpact high representation in Kenyan professional sectors ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf East Africa ⓘ
historicalMigration southward from Sudan into present-day Kenya and Tanzania ⓘ
language Dholuo ⓘ
languageBranch Western Nilotic languages ⓘ
languageFamily Nilotic languages ⓘ
majorLake Lake Victoria ⓘ
marriageCustom bridewealth payment ⓘ
namingCustom names based on circumstances of birth ⓘ
notablePerson Barack Obama Sr. ⓘ
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga ⓘ
Raila Odinga ⓘ
Tom Mboya ⓘ
politicalInfluence significant in Kenyan politics ⓘ
populationRegion Great Lakes Region of Africa ⓘ
surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
primaryLocation northern Tanzania ⓘ
Nyanza region ⓘ
surface form: western Kenya
region Nyanza region ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Acholi people ⓘ
Alur people ⓘ
Lango people ⓘ
Shilluk ⓘ
surface form: Shilluk people
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
traditionalBelief belief in Jok (spiritual forces) ⓘ
veneration of ancestors ⓘ
traditionalEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
traditionalInstrument nyatiti ⓘ
orutu ⓘ
traditionalLeadership council of elders ⓘ
traditionalMusic benga music ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

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

Barack Obama Sr. → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Luo → spokenBy → Luo people ⓘ
subject surface form: Luo language
Auma Obama → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Mark Obama Ndesandjo → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Rachuonyo District → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Hussein Onyango Obama → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Habiba Akumu Nyanjoga → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Kezia Aoko → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Lupita Nyong'o → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Raila Odinga → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Nyanza region of Kenya → ethnicMajority → Luo people ⓘ
Nyanza region of Kenya → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Dholuo → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Luo people of Tanzania → macroEthnicCategory → Luo people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Luo peoples
Nyanza region → hasMajorEthnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Nyanza region → hasEthnicMajority → Luo people ⓘ
Luo language → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Auma → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
subject surface form: Auma Obama
Nilotic peoples → includesEthnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Luo peoples
Kendu Bay → ethnicGroupMajority → Luo people ⓘ
Alego Kogelo → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Habiba Akumu Obama → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Homa Bay District → majorEthnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Sarah Onyango Obama → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Nyando District → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Acholi people → subgroupOf → Luo people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Luo peoples
Siaya District → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Siaya District → populationMajority → Luo people ⓘ
Western Nilotic languages → areSpokenBy → Luo people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Luo peoples
Alur people → linguisticRelation → Luo people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Luo peoples
Alur people → relatedEthnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ
Kenyan → ethnicGroup → Luo people ⓘ