LUO


Meaning of LUO in English

n.

People of the flat country near Lake Victoria in western Kenya and northern Uganda.

They speak a language of the Nilo-Saharan family. Numbering 3.2 million, the Luo are the third-largest ethnic group in Kenya. They are settled agriculturalists who also keep cattle; many work as agricultural labourers and in urban occupations. Most are Christians. See also Nilot .

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