Luwo people

Luo
Total population
193,000
Regions with significant populations
 South Sudan193,000
Languages
Luo language
Religion
Christianity, African Traditional Religion
Related ethnic groups
Nilotic peoples, esp. Luo peoples

The Luo are a Nilotic ethnic group that live in Western Bhar Gazal, South Sudan. They are part of a larger group of ethno-linguistically related Luo people of East Africa.[citation needed] They speak the Luo language[1][2]

They are related to the Luo of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The date of divergence is estimated to have been about eight centuries ago.[3] Their closest relatives are the Anyuak, and Shilluk.There is no tribe called Jurchol in South Sudan. 'Jur' is a reference the Dinka use to refer to someone whose language they don't understand. The Luo of South Sudan are some of the most peaceful people of the land. They believe in a united South Sudan.

  1. ^ "Luwo". SIL International. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gurtong-Luo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "There Is No Jur Chol Tribe But Luo Tribe In Western Bahr El Ghazal State: Speaker". www.gurtong.net. Gurtong Trust. Retrieved 2016-10-24.