Kumam people

Kaberamaido District
Kaberamaido District

The Kumam people are part of a Hamites ethnic group of about 720,000 census 2024, living mainly Kumam Sub-Region of Kaberamaido, Soroti, Soroti City, Kalaki, parts of Serere, Dokolo and Amolatar respectively in the western areas of Teso sub-region and the south-east of Lango sub-region.[1][2] The Kumam are an ethnic group of people found in Kaberamaido, Soroti, Kalaki, Dokolo, Amolatar districts and the Lake Kyoga Basin Area in Eastern Uganda.[3][4] They share Soroti district with the Iteso and some parts of formerly Lira district with the Langi. In the Lango region, they are now found in Dokolo district which was detached from Lira District.[5] They are found at the shores of Lake Kyoga (Namasale). In Soroti district, they are found in Serere, Asuret, Kamuda, katine, Soroti city, Arapai as well as the outskirts of Soroti district neighboring Kaberamaido.[6][7]

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They speak Kumam language similar to the language spoken by the Lango, with some Ateso vocabulary.[6]

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  2. ^ Uzoigwe, G. N. The beginnings of Lango society : a review of evidence. OCLC 38562622.
  3. ^ Angola, Geofrey. "A history of the Iteso clans, a case study of Irarak clan of Kasilo County, Soroti district in Eastern Uganda 1900-1962. Makerere University Library: Makerere University. p. 6.
  4. ^ "The Kumam People of Uganda — A Cultural Profile". orvillejenkins.com. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  5. ^ Olyech, Erimayo (1936). The anointing of clan heads among the Lango. Makerere University Library: The Uganda Journal.
  6. ^ a b Tribal names and customs in Teso district, Kagolo (1955). B M. Makerere University: The Uganda Journal.
  7. ^ "The Details of the Kumam People and their Culture in Uganda". Go Visit Kenya. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  8. ^ Refer to the Ugandan Journal Vol II, No 2 of 1947 , "Notes on the KUMAM" by Reverend Father C.I Walshe of the Catholica Mission (Mill Hill Fathers), Lwala in Kalaki. https://original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu/UF00080855/00026/49j. Also Refer to "Kumam ikare me Asonya" by I.E Ekadu, 1961 Makerere University