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Bagungu | |
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![]() A cultural game of the Bagungu tribe | |
Total population | |
83,986[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Languages | |
Gungu language | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Traditional African religions[2] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other great Lakes Bantu peoples |
Gungu | |
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Person | OmuGungu |
People | AbaGungu |
Language | OruGungu |
Country | BuGungu |
The Gungu or (Bagungu) are a Bantu ethnic group native to Uganda. They live on the northeastern shores of Lake Albert along the Rift Valley.[3] They speak a distinct dialect of the Runyoro language called Lugungu.[4] They are traditionally fishermen, Pastoralists and subsistence farmers.[5] Historically, this is because their cradle land Buliisa district, has ecosystems that can allow them to practice all these three economic activities.[4]