 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2021) |
Bagungu | |
|---|---|
 A cultural game of the Bagungu tribe | |
| Total population | |
| 83,986[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Uganda | |
| Languages | |
| Gungu language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Traditional African religions[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other great Lakes Bantu peoples |
| Gungu | |
|---|---|
| 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]
- ^ Uganda Bureau of Statistics. "National Population and Housing Census 2014 - Main Report" (PDF).
- ^ "Population Composition" (PDF). ubos.org. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Omukama Iguru cautions Bagungu against destabilizing kingdom". The Independent. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ a b Lacher, Thomas E.; Byakagaba, Patrick (2016). "Oil, gas, wildlife, and communities: Capacity building to mitigate conflict in Uganda" (PDF). oaktrust.library.tamu.edu. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Kuruhiira, Godfrey Metuseera Ajuna Akiiki (2014). Tribute to Bugungu: Land of the Bagungu. Uganda: Kuruhiira, Godfrey Metuseera Ajuna Akiiki. p. 10. ISBN 9789970928507.