Luo community
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The Luo community is a Nilotic ethnic group primarily found around Lake Victoria in western Kenya and neighboring countries, known for its rich oral traditions, music, and fishing and farming livelihoods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Luo community canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nilotic people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedCuisine |
fish-based dishes
ⓘ
kuon ⓘ osuga (traditional vegetables) ⓘ ugali ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfSignificantDiaspora |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfSignificantPresence |
Kenya
GENERATED
ⓘ
Tanzania GENERATED ⓘ Uganda GENERATED ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
dance
ⓘ
music ⓘ praise poetry ⓘ proverbs ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Luo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOriginRegion | Upper Nile region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language | Dholuo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Western Nilotic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilotic languages ⓘ |
| majorWaterBody | Lake Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriagePractice | bridewealth ⓘ |
| migrationType | southward migration ⓘ |
| neighboringCountryPresence |
Tanzania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableKenyanSubgroup |
Homa Bay Luo
GENERATED
ⓘ
Kisumu Luo GENERATED ⓘ Siaya Luo GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryArea | Lake Victoria basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Nyanza region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
belief in ancestral spirits
ⓘ
veneration of ancestors ⓘ |
| traditionalInstrument |
drums
ⓘ
nyatiti ⓘ orutu ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | council of elders ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadershipTitle | jodongo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
cattle keeping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ subsistence farming ⓘ |
| traditionalMusicForm | benga music ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.