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El Molo
| Kalenjin
| Kamba
| Kikuyu
| Kisii
| Luhya
| Luo
| Maasai
| Meru
| Samburu
| Swahili
| Turkana
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Luo
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| Indigenous Group |
Luo (Also Known As: Jo-Luo, Dholuo, Nilotic Kavirondo, Kavirondo Luo)
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| Location |
Kenya, Western Kenya, Nyanza Province. Also Found in Tanzania
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| Estimated Population |
3,789,998 (1998,
People Groups) |
| Environment |
Savannah / Tropical
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Fishing / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Luo
Classification:
Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Western, Luo, Southern,
Luo-Acholi, Luo
Alternate Names:
Dholuo, Nilotic Kavirondo, Kavirondo Luo |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Luo, A language of Kenya
Luo People
Wikipedia, Luo
The Traditional Music and Cultures of Kenya
Luo language
Okot p'Bitek, Luo Poet
Luo Online Community
The Subas and Luos
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| NGOs |
Mama Maria Wellness Clinic
United Nations, Kenya
United Nations Development Programme, Kenya
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
World Bank, Kenya
Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium (KANCO)
Kenya Human Rights Commission
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