Kenyan Luo
E814487
Kenyan Luo is a Nilotic ethnic group in western Kenya, primarily around Lake Victoria, known for its Dholuo language and rich cultural traditions in music, storytelling, and fishing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kenyan Luo canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nilotic people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| ancestralOrigin | Southern Sudan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm | lyre music ⓘ |
| clanStructure | patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
orature
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureAssociation | Lake Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal ⓘ |
| language | Dholuo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Western Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorDenomination |
Protestantism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| migrationHistory | migrated southwards along the Nile valley into present-day Kenya ⓘ |
| notableCountryRole | major political influence in Kenya ⓘ |
| notableLanguageRole | Dholuo is a major regional lingua franca in western Kenya GENERATED ⓘ |
| populationCountry | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Lake Victoria basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nyanza region NERFINISHED ⓘ western Kenya ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Acholi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jopadhola NERFINISHED ⓘ Langi NERFINISHED ⓘ Luo of South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Luo of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Joluo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stapleFood |
fish
ⓘ
sukuma wiki ⓘ ugali ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Luo peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
belief in Jok spirits
ⓘ
veneration of ancestors ⓘ |
| traditionalHomestead | dala ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | round thatched houses ⓘ |
| traditionalInstrument |
bul
ⓘ
nyatiti NERFINISHED ⓘ orutu ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | council of elders ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadershipTitle | ruoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
benga
ⓘ
ohangla ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | African traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.