Baruuli

Baruuli
Total population
190,122[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Uganda
Languages
Ruuli language, English language
Religion
Christianity, African Traditional Religion, Islam[2]
Related ethnic groups
other Rutara people (Banyoro, Batooro, Banyankore, Bahema and Bahaya)


Baruuli
PersonMuruuli
PeopleBaruuli
Language(O)Ruruuli
CountryUganda

The Baruuli or Baluuli (ethnonym: Baluuli; singular Muruuli), are a Bantu ethnic group native to Bunyoro-Kitara, a subnational kingdom within Uganda. They stay in an area called Buruuli.[3] They share a common ancestry with the Banyala.[4]

  1. ^ Uganda Bureau of Statistics. "National Population and Housing Census 2014 - Main Report" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Population Composition" (PDF). ubos.org. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "We are not part of Buganda-Baluli". newvision.co.ug. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  4. ^ "One moment, please..." www.101lasttribes.com. Retrieved 2024-02-11.