LUO ASSIMILATION- Who was assimilated?

[@richardgaya3965]

Your work is appreciated and is forming an important record source!!

[@KPtravels001]

Thank you so much Richard. Kindly share widely with friends and family. I need more luos here.

[@aduwopbarack1050]

The Luo of Cameroon have been assimilated into the Mambila tribe. The last Luo speaker in Cameroon died in 1994. Unfortunately, nobody thought of recording their language before he died😢

[@kevin-kw8bv]

Weaklings got assimilated, shame on them

[@KPtravels001]

When I get to Cameroon I'll dig for this story.

[@DanieDogeng]

Great job Owaa

[@nickogutu7445]

Great video. Well researched and presented.

[@KPtravels001]

Erokamano Nick Ogutu. I'm trying my best to present true and fact-checked information because I want the luo to access correct information. Kindly share with your friends and family. I need more luos subscribed here

[@georgeodhiambo598]

Wonderful. May the Lord give you more strength and wisdom to continue with this good work. The Luo/Lwo story is long and winding. It requires dedication to unravel it.

[@KPtravels001]

Thank you. I travel to every country with the luo to try to talk to the people themselves

[@AraoKonny-lm1er]

Am luo from Uganda kamdini but now am in Nairobi Kenya 🇺🇬🇺🇬😘😘😘

[@KPtravels001]

Oooh I was in Kamdini for Lango Interviews

[@TonnyOkello]

Kop ango amego. Nairobi tye ateri ningo? Pwony leb Swahili wek ipwony wa dang

[@opidonorman8833]

​@@KPtravels001Where is this interview?

[@KPtravels001]

Here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKWqpn6Lps2bnc0si=EeYqLKymUZnF-XFX

[@PLACESNONDESCRIPT]

Yes you explained well assimilation is total uptake of foreign culture not just language 🙏,Well I speak oromo digo,luo,Swahili,kamba,dawida ,maragoli which is close to abarondo the original assimilated abasuba ..also close to luganda ..this is koz I lived on different places where the natives spoke only their languages mostly at a younger age u pick languages faster ages of 2-20 if u lived in more than 6 regions u will pick their languages within ,,just as sons of ochieng oneko speak Kikuyu koz they stayed in central Kenya during the infamous kapenguri 6 detention and the sons of the Kikuyu liberation fighters who were jailed in islands along lake Victoria also speak luo ..so assimilation is not mostly by language ,, assimilation is cultural ,spiritual ,economic and even practices

[@KPtravels001]

Thanks for the highlight. But I don't think I implied that assimilation is by just merely learning the language. All the groups I mentioned have adopted the language, culture and identity. I speak English but I'm not English.

[@PLACESNONDESCRIPT]

@@KPtravels001 true you gave a better definition I was just expanding koz am of luo extract /barentu an oromo sub group but u also have lived around different places so languages interest me alot and that's why I watch your videos,,I agree u explained the essence of assimilation is more to do with complete culture uptate it's not merely language speaking

[@KPtravels001]

@@PLACESNONDESCRIPT thank you for expounding.

[@BALASTE]

Wonderful Video brother 💯💯 never knew we assimilated dinkas

[@KPtravels001]

I didn't know too. That's why I had to involve a South sudanese luo to give me an insider's perspective

[@kara-akaka]

Thank you Our Luo Son for all you do in bringing forward this informative video. May you continue to grow in more power to achieve your goals of teaching the entire indigenous population of planet earth. It is heartwarming to see and hear you Peter an Intelligent Luo Youth Educating us With the Right Luo Narrative. Please, pronounce for me your first name slowly. I was not able to know it when you introduced yourself. Thank you.

[@berylotieno276]

K'o got(son of ogot) Peter.

[@kara-akaka]

Thank you.

[@KPtravels001]

Thank you so much. Well, I smiled reading this. Anyway, the name you're struggling with is pronounced as "Ko-go-t". Thank you @beryl for coming in handy

[@georgeodhiambo598]

K'Ogot which means son of Ogot though it is slightly ambiguous. It means, more accurately, Ogot's place. A more precise name would be Mak'Ogot, just like Mc found among some British tribesmen, as in McMillan, McDonald, etc.

[@PapBob-jg7rd]

The Luo are diasporic(at least 20million spread out) and settled thousands years with skilled warriors(e.g Owiny) through conquest, intermarriage and assimilation e.g Luo-Suba in Kenya, Tanzania and Luo-Babito in Uganda with tendencies for large families thanks to history of polygamy in the past like all other AFRO groups. The Luo conquered several kingdoms in the past through their southward movement and contributed to banyarwanda tutsi southwest movement to present day Rwanda/Congo, influencing rulership for Luo-babito and Baganda Kingdoms.

[@ocengoyugi4578]

Omera.. atye kalubbu ma ber.. (am carefully following..) Good health to the team.. Erokamano.. Apwoyo..

[@KPtravels001]

Thank you. We're getting there😊. Feel free to share any important information or video you may have

[@habari254]

Great

[@KPtravels001]

Thank you so much. A step at a time

[@JuliusK-kq8xr]

Thanks brother for your great works. I'm a Luo ( Collo), I would like to speak you in regard to the origin of the Luo in ancient time.

[@KPtravels001]

Thank you. You can reach me through Facebook or Email

[@ocengoyugi4578]

KP.. this has been slow coming.. but still altogether relevant.. Among the Acoli there is common talk.. that some Luo group[s] got assimilated within the Basoga communities (south side of "Nam" Kioga (Lake Kyoga)).. and [at least 1 group] is today known as "Balamogi"/"Bulamogi" (request for correction in spelling please..) within Busoga.. (roughly translated as "jo Lamogi" (a prominent clan) in Acoli today... And it is the same as "Ramogi" (in Ugenya.. is it?) in Nyanza.. Checking out.. as the project progresses.. only adds to the authenticity and fun bit of it all.. Erokamano.. Good health...

[@KPtravels001]

Thank you so much Oceng Oyugi. That's something important to look into when I come back to Uganda.

[@Omar_Brainer_lyrics]

Im a proud Lango

[@KPtravels001]

I'm proud of you too and all luos in East Africa.

[@Omar_Brainer_lyrics]

Well, I'm now an assimilated jaluo. I have learnt one one " ero kameno" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@odochokee9856]

Also the orom people were almost completely assimilated into Acholi luo.they live around orom mountain in North Eastern Acholi. There were originally oromo from Ethiopia. The orom speak both orom and luo

[@imbiant]

the labwor of Abim Moroto and parts of karmoja as well, they are originally Karamojongs who were assimilated by the acholi

[@odochokee9856]

@@imbiant a large part of Labwor are Luo in origin

[@emmanuelekakoro6065]

I really admire the great job you're doing and I hope one day you will put it all into a book or a series of books. Assimilation has got nothing to do with weakness of the assimilated tribe. The reasons for assimilation could be varied, as you have demonstrated. Among my Iteso people there is a clan called Ikomolo, literally translated as "Omolo's people. ' As a clan, there are many things that the Ikomolo clan do that are every un-Teso-like. Different totems and practices. However, there is no doubt as to their 'Tesoness.' It is said that they are remnants of the Jok Omolo sub group of Luo as they immigrated into Kenya and Tanzania, who stayed behind and adopted Teso culture.

[@Jakawere1]

Great topic for a thesis.

[@KPtravels001]

Glad you think so! More research is welcomed

[@Jakawere1]

@@KPtravels001 Exactly. BTW I have consumed your videos. Great work. Amazing. You and Irene Ayaa need to do a proper sit down and collaboration to cover Luo nation topics. I think it will be awesome

[@odochokee9856]

Also a small part of the Nyakwai who were originally luo were incorporated into karamojong language

[@KPtravels001]

Oooh you have some quality info. You should be giving me these before I make the videos. Now I feel like I left out some important information

[@JO-uf3mq]

Me I am a full Joluo from Kenya, but due to western education and western media, I do not speak any Dholuo. I have been assimilated too much into western culture. I feel ashamed and I really want to learn Dholuo. I just hope that its not too late.

[@KPtravels001]

It's definitely not too late. It takes roughly 6 months to grab all the basics of the language. After this, you can go to a luo village for 1 month and you'll be close to reasonable level of fluency

[@JO-uf3mq]

@@KPtravels001 Thank You!

[@BALASTE]

wassup J O

[@JO-uf3mq]

@@BALASTE HaaHaa Wassup! Nice to see you here!

[@stephenochiengjakano]

How is that one even possible?

[@odochokee9856]

In Bunyoro the consecration of their Kings is done by the Acholi Luo. The Royal regalia of the Bunyoro maintained Luo names and vocubulary

[@KPtravels001]

And that's an evidence of the luo influence

[@georgeodhiambo598]

That's interesting. I read from some source about the Luo assimilation into Bunyoro kingdom. Apparently, the second wave of Luo migration from Sudan moved into where Bunyoro kingdom became situated, and strangest of all, assumed leadership position, but at the same time dropped their own language and culture and fully adopted the language and culture of Bunyoros. I found it to be strikingly similar to how Tutsis found their way into the area where Rwanda is situated, and they adopted the language and culture of Hutus, though they were the kings, despite being a minority. I have come across some of President Museveni's monologues touching on the same topic.

[@bobbymeanie818]

@@georgeodhiambo598 what's the source... I would like to read on the same.

[@feliches3528]

The Babito's biggest legacy is the empaako (praise names) like Abwoli, Okaali, Adyeri etc. The same applies to kings' names eg Oyo, Ocaaki, Olimi, Winyi etc. For more feel free to read ----- EMPAAKO "PRAISE NAMES" : AN HISTORICAL, SOCIOLINGUISTIC, AND PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS By ISINGOMA Bebwa (currently lecturing at Gulu University). Thanks for your work

[@KPtravels001]

Thanks for this info. It helps reinforce the Babito hypothesis

[@odochokee9856]

Even the word empaako was borrowed from Luo. It comes from nying paak which means praise names

[@aduwopbarack1050]

Erokamano. Apuoyo. Apuonjra gima nyien.

[@emmanuelekakoro6065]

By the way, can you do something about the Chope Luo in Bweyake, Uganda? I have tried to learn about them for the past 5 years but no one, not even the Luos, seems to know much about them. Opinion is also divided in whether they are Luo who adopted Bantu Culture or the other way round, or if they're an amalgam of the two.

[@odochokee9856]

The chope are Luo . The word chope means: no men. When the Luo arrived in that part of northern bunyoro generations ago , the bachwezi men fled leaving women behind. Their real name is Jopaluo . They are very close to Acholi. They were part of the Luo migration and custodians of the Luo spiritual culture and traditional

[@Pk223-r1t]

@emmanuel, the information provided above is correct, I have confirmed this with some Elders. Chope is Luo/It is still used in Acholi, I don't know if it's used in Kenya, Adhola etc. But "Chope" literally means No men, and it is true that Chwezi fled and left their women when the Luo's were coming.

[@joanesotieno6936]

How about the suna migori luos? Are they abasuba as well, can you tell us about yhem a little?

[@KPtravels001]

Suna Migori are original luos but there are some assimilated maragoli(luhyas) among them as well.

[@KPtravels001]

I'm open to corrections.

[@joanesotieno6936]

Suba clans in Suna include Simbete, Sweta, and Wiga; and they have a clear and distinct ancestry that goes back to forefathers who crossed red Sea from Misri. Can you say something about them.

[@W.O.T.C]

​@@joanesotieno6936 this applies to all Luo, there are claims that Luos were enslaved in Egypt and there's evidence hidden where Lake Nasser is located

[@Pamoja1981]

In Jieng/Dinka language, the word for descendants is kuat.

[@KPtravels001]

Oooh thank you.

[@okumuokelo4494]

Thanks for the hard work. There is a lady who said here that Suba came from Egypt as well. i tend to agree because when there way a fight between two brothers in Luganda kingdom one of the brothers sought the help of outsiders who were the Abasuba who went ahead to chop off his male organ which caused his death. The Abasuba fled to Kenya and TZ. These ppl have lived together side by side for centuries, it looks like...pls get more about this. Language being a culture which is not easy to be discarded but the blood of the two groups is one and the same thing cos of intermarriages

[@KPtravels001]

I'm not sure about the Egyptian allegations but I agree that intermarriages must have led to Mixing of blood over the years

[@AgalToto-qj7uw]

Good information but among the losses you forgot to mention the Marachi among the Luhyas who were originally Luo and also the Abanchari (Bonchari) among the Kisii who were originally Luo. Even the Baar clan among Nuer were originally Luos.

[@KPtravels001]

Oooh thanks for pointing that out. I try to do my research but sometimes I fail to get all the info

[@ocengoyugi4578]

That [to me] is really quality information.. the kind of genuine but hidden/unknown historical factual details.. Thank you so much.. stay well...

[@odochokee9856]

Kitara is originally from luo vocabulary. It comes from taro which translates as neglect. Thus Ki-tara means' I was neglected'

[@KPtravels001]

Though assimilated, the luo left an impact

[@WatmonMusu]

Kitara in Acoli dialect mean I was defeated

[@odochokee9856]

@@WatmonMusu kitaya means I was defeated but kitara means I was neglected

[@WatmonMusu]

@@odochokee9856 thanks for that

[@Okwash1]

Dinka and Nuer are very close to Luo could it be that one time they were together as one with Luo? Secondly do we have Luo groups that were assimilated into Dinka/Nuer or Dinka/Nuer that were assimilated into Luo?

[@KPtravels001]

Yes, if you watch the video you'll see that Jalpan (the Shilluk guy) mentioned that some dinkas and nuer were also assimilated in Luo

[@KPtravels001]

However, I still don't have an answer on whether Dinkas, Nuer and Luo were once a single group or if the similarity in language is purely due to word borrowings

[@Okwash1]

@@KPtravels001 Yes awinjo koro very interesting. Imagine I asked before listening upto the end and got answers as I listened on. You are doing a great job. Are you on Facebook? we can follow.

[@hayatimofire4852]

Luo name is recent, that's why you can't find relations with nuer.

[@odhiambookwirry2603]

They're are brothers.

[@josiah536]

How about the Tutsi, Hima dynasties and Hema ethnicity of Rwanda/Burundi, Ankole and Ituri Region respectively? I hope I am not insinuating somehow.

[@thealisterr]

They are Cushites from Eritrea/Ethiopia who migrated into the Great Lakes region in the 12/13th century. That’s why they resemble each other.

[@W.O.T.C]

​@@thealisterr ideally they are Luos, they get killed and mistreated by the various Governments of the land, just like Luos. In Kenya after elections we see direct shoot to kill orders in areas heavily populated by Luos ( Kibera, Mathare, Kisumu, Homabay). If you want to know Luo tribes, focus on the most oppressed people

[@lee81721]

​@@W.O.T.C Fact

[@maragolihistory2118]

@@W.O.T.C Luos are infact the ones oppresing natives...

[@W.O.T.C]

@@maragolihistory2118 dont forget what Nabongo Mumia of Abawanga did to Luos through military support of the white men. Just like they worked with Arabs and created Swahili to conduct trade, with Bantus receiving guns and inturn selling slaves captured from interior parts of the continent.

[@stephenochiengjakano]

i would like to add something here.... All communities that luos dont consider "jomwa" were actually either Cousins of the Luos or brothers but they later on took the european classification so seriously that they identify with their clan names.... the Ateker group are actually Luos like i met a Dinka old man who consider all the ateker group and luo groups as Jur Chol. So the removal of pokots, Turkana and etc was done by the british... you can also contact Prof. Bethwel Ogot

[@KPtravels001]

Oooh that's a big call brother. I would have argued in line with "river lake nilotes" vs "plain nilotes " or "highland nilotes" but again those are European technologies which might not be a true reflection of the reality

[@ojurgeorge3853]

Great Luo,

[@KPtravels001]

Very great. The finer details are coming out

[@rosemaryopiyo5891]

Hahaha.....ok my....

[@EkobuJamesPeter]

Kindly investigate why Samia names are similar to jaluo names. Peter

[@KPtravels001]

I think it's just due to name and word borrowings that's common between neighbouring communities.

[@odochokee9856]

It is possible that some samias were Luo

[@OnekBrian]

I am luo from Gulu

[@georgeoluoch2363]

Another group that was assimilated is Wasweta, they are found amongst luhya, kalenjin, luo, kisii, kuria, massai

[@KPtravels001]

Yes, jowasweta were assimilated into luo of Tanzania.

[@ngongahbilly9434]

Knowing a language is not assimilation. I can speak six languages fluently, but I'm not assimilated. Assimilation does not occur with the whole language group. It can occur with individuals also.

[@KPtravels001]

I think you didn't watch the video

[@AgolaOdero]

The Luo is not a "tribe" we are a nation. Would you call the English people a tribe? Would you call the Irish or Norwegians a tribe? So why call the Luo a tribe? We are a nation.

[@KPtravels001]

Well, the English and the Irish have national borders in support of the word "nation" while luo are spread across different national borders

[@kr3539]

Ethnic group.

[@cls4786]

Very good point. Africans large tribes are all nations

[@georgeodhiambo598]

@@KPtravels001 For once I submit that you are wrong. The truest test on a nation is when it can stick together even without "national" boundaries. A nation has no boundaries. A nation is a sense of belonging. It is a sense of identity that transcends boundaries. And a nation can survive without boundaries. Like Jews who remained as a nation for over 2,000 years without any country to call their own and of course no boundaries. Luos as described in your golden presentation is a perfect example of a nation.

[@ocengoyugi4578]

Hi Agola Kisira Odero.. Right now all of us are writing in [and yes..! speaking] some (common) European language.. English.. Now.. these words/terms.. "Tribe.." "Nation..".. I do not know their exact equivalents.. in [any of] our Luo/Lwo language dialects.. Please.. have you got any specific suggestion[s] about this issue..? I certainly know the word "tribe" is very belittling.. very derogatory.. I will [personally] be discrete and keep it straight and easy for all to see and understand.. We are LUO/LWO PEOPLES [with all the various ethnic groups (wrapped together)].. Thank for sharing your view with all platform members.. good health.. Erokamano.. Apwoyo..

[@odochokee9856]

Also in Sudan the luo defeated the ancient orthodox Christian kingdom of makuria and Alodia. These kingdoms were of nubia origin

[@KPtravels001]

Does that explain the nubian assimilation?

[@odochokee9856]

@@KPtravels001 most likely. Part of the unbiased kingdom embraced coptic orthodox Christian religion. (alodia or makuria)

[@kr3539]

Sources please, I'd like to read more about this.

[@onyangoonyango5611]

Could there be a relationship between makuria and the abakuria clan of Kenya and Tanzania?

[@odochokee9856]

@@onyangoonyango5611 no

[@khotmalieth4914]

That is opposite the Dinka and the Nuer came later and assimilated many Chollo and Anyuak tribes in their communities and many places in South Sudan have Chollo and Anyuak names but are occupied by the Dinka and the Nuer but the way the Dinka and the Nuer see the Chollo and the Anyuak as their own brothers and came from the same ancestors since we all have similar vocabularies and the same counting system of numbers

[@kr3539]

Please name some of these places.

[@jalpanopiti7262]

@khot malieth that is true as well many luo groups not just anyuak and chollo got assimilated in to dinka and nuer but the versa is also true as personally am a shilluk and we have a clan called kwa jieng and from the name I think you can tell their origin.

[@cls4786]

Nuer language in particular is very similar to luo.

[@KPtravels001]

The big question is "why are the languages similar?" Same ancestry? Or word borrowings?

[@hayatimofire4852]

The Luo came from nuer, Luo is a collective term, like swahili is a collective term for nine mijikenda subtribes!!

[@jesusislord9801]

Lango group came from Shiluk tribe

[@KPtravels001]

Well, history says they came from the Ateker group.

[@halimamusa3932]

Yoga nuu jodede,lam akumam in Nairobi

[@KPtravels001]

Really? I've been desperately looking for Kumam speakers😂

[@Dk20237]

The Nilotic people were one at some point, we came from the same ancestor, nothing like assimilation. Most lous in South Sudan 🇸🇸 speaks dinka language especially the ones in Bharh Al ghazal region ( Jur col)

[@KPtravels001]

If we use this logic then humans have same ancestors and possibly we don't have races or ethnic groups

[@KPtravels001]

So as much as I acknowledge the common ancestry argument, note that my explanations only start after the existence of LUO as a separate ethnic group/tribe. Anything before that is upto individual interpretations

[@Dk20237]

@@KPtravels001 Race is a social construct with no biological essence.

[@asili2tv767]

I think you missed some other "dho udi" i'm of the opinion that Usenge people and parts of Ugenya are not luos yet completely assimilated, some "dho udi" in Maseno among the Banyore are also assimilated, Kiboswa has assimilated Nandi "dho udi" who speak zero Nandi. BTW Kiboswa is the most interesting place to study tribes in Kenya, four tribes share a single market but schools are tribaly placed, Nyangori(luhya), Kapsengere(Nandi), Mkendwa(Nubians) and Dago School(luo) all within walking distance of each other. Samia and Banyala in Boro-Bunyala-Rwambwa area have "dho udi" of luos who are bantu in origin. Oyugis-Sondu and Kendu bay have assimilated Kisiis and Nubians who you wouldn't believe were none-luos from the beginning. then the last frontier Shirati-Isebania there we have luos who are of Kuria origin. So the only people we border with zero assimilation are the Masais, my take, good work! NB: Bunyoro(uganda), Bunyore(kenya)

[@kevin-kw8bv]

Gol usenge e dhogi. Wan joluo 100%

[@asili2tv767]

@@kevin-kw8bv assimilated luos are luos

[@SafariJournals]

​​@@kevin-kw8bv wachne bwana mijinga Ni bwana,an jaluo proper Kik ngato Obi iwach Ni an ja Buganda kingdom weee to wanegre

[@cls4786]

Ka jo suba ok gin Joluo, to kare Joluo mane omako lop gi nodhi kure,? To joluo ema ne ngeny e pinj gi koso suba ema ne ngeny sama ne gi loko dhok? Obviously assimilation requires a majority. There for if subas of today were assimilated by a luo majority then they are infact luos and not subas as erroneously assumed

[@SafariJournals]

Some Ugandan refugees want to steal Luo peoples land, unacceptable

[@lucasomolo8443]

There was a major loss of luo in Cameroon that lead to the catastrophic extinction of luo language in Cameroon

[@thealisterr]

Did you know there are Nilotic tribes in North Cameroon they might not be Luo but they could be distantly related. They are called “Kirdi” and descended from the Sao Nilotic civilization of North central Africa.

[@kitgumayegang2562]

He even laughs like a Luo 😂😂😂

[@KPtravels001]

Because he's luo 😂😂😂. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's a duck 😉

[@gordononyango3472]

Talking of assimilation, I think the rate at which Luhyas are getting assimilated into Luo and Luo culture calls for a point to study. Why not vice versa? I have observed this for a very long time.

[@maragolihistory2118]

Linguistic yes. But luo are hamites while Bantu we are not.

[@KPtravels001]

Do they adopt the luo culture in totality or just the language?

[@AgalToto-qj7uw]

@@maragolihistory2118 Hamites? You want to start those racist classifications?

[@AgalToto-qj7uw]

@@maragolihistory2118 Luos are Luos. NOT Hamites. The last time I heard of the term Hamite, it was in reference to Plain Nilotes who are said to be Nilo-Hamitic.

[@maragolihistory2118]

@@AgalToto-qj7uw So who is the father of Luos? Where did you guys come from then?? Lets be real...if Sudanese are hamitos...then who are Luos??

[@cls4786]

I think there is alot of assumptions in the narratives of assimilation that are very inconsistent with known verified historic events. The question is did majority assimilate minority or did minority assimilate majority?? Given that luos found and displaced bantus in Kenya lake victoria shores, its seems more likely that they were majority in all situations and its only minority bantus that were assimilated. We can also deduce from the case of Babito dynasty in Uganda, that minorities luos dont assimilate a majority group. In this case they ruled the bunyoro but never assimilated them. If they didnt assimilate bantus that they ruled then definitely they did not assimilate any bantu they encountered in Kenya but they only assimilated remnants of the bantu tribes who lost territory to them. The other important question, if subas for example are not luos, then where are the descendants of the luos who assimilated them? It seems they are the decendants of the very same luos they claim to have assimilated them. They are the decendants of the luos who conqured those lands but they have confused their identity with that of the remnants who some still speak their native bantu languages.

[@greenhouse9833]

Luos are mainly a peaceful people hence the assimilation with easy of other nations. It's very unlikely for Luos to start wars with other nations, it's always the other way round.

[@KPtravels001]

Yeah, that's true. They peaceful accepted the Abasuba and allowed them to live among the luo without conflicts

[@maragolihistory2118]

@@KPtravels001 Really? Its because we are not allowed by U.S., British and isreal to tell our own history like you guys are doing.

[@opidonorman8833]

Paluo speak very similar dialect to Kenyan Luo

[@KPtravels001]

And where are the paluos?

[@opidonorman8833]

@@KPtravels001 In Uganda in Kiryandongo district. Covering areas of Karuma, Diima, Mutunda, Bweyale , Kigumba with some scattered across Bunyoro

[@opidonorman8833]

They are sometimes called Chope

[@SafariJournals]

​@@KPtravels001 Peter ja Kababa go over there make them know they are Luo,let's help them &babito to return back under us

[@loumjanani]

Ber

[@loumjanani]

Good

[@KPtravels001]

Thank you. Kindly subscribe and share with your friends and family. I need more luos on board

[@vowuor]

The entire northern border of the Kenyan Luo is lined with assimilation, with some Luos moving into bantu land and bantu coming into Luo land.

[@odochokee9856]

Even in busoga Luo were assimilated . The bulamogi of busoga were originally Luo. They still maintained some Luo burial customs and royal regalia and recognise their origins.

[@KPtravels001]

Oooh did they lose the language?

[@KPtravels001]

Yeah, but are they assimilations or just people from other ethnic groups being able to speak luo (even though they still retain their original language and cultures?). For example, many kisiis are able to speak luo even though they still speak kisii and follow kisii culture

[@odochokee9856]

@@KPtravels001 they lost their Luo language. But maintained Luo physical features as well as several customs relating to royalty.

[@vowuor]

Many Luo clans are of Bantu origin. You have Wasweta in migori Homa Bay, and several other clans that have a totem (e.g. Kagak), Urany in Seme, and a multitude of clans in Gem/Alego/Igenya whose names start with “U”. They only speak Luo and are culturally Luo today, with no hint of their origin. In fact many think the expansion of the Luo was more acculturation than migration.

[@MatildaShamimAkello-st9wt]

Lango are ateker. We just speak luo language. Our language was lost

[@KPtravels001]

Yes Matilda. I just learned that recently.

[@rayodhiambo8130]

Matilda your language is Luo, you're Luo. You are flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood. There is no benefit in dwelling in the past and focusing on things that only bring isolation. We are one, we are Luo.

[@thealisterr]

@@rayodhiambo8130lol nice try buddy 😂😂😂 You are trying to erase other peoples’ idenity and history, so they can assimilate into yours? That’s not going to work anymore. We are in the age of information and technology. We have the internet now. The truth is available to everyone. Complete assimilation doesn’t work in this day and age

[@thealisterr]

⁠reconnecting with your lost language doesn’t mean “isolation”. I can see you are very smart and charming with your words, therefore you can easily manipulate other people. But you cannot fool me.

[@thealisterr]

@@rayodhiambo8130^^

[@oumaedwin198]

Lango are most likely from Anywaa...

[@KPtravels001]

Really? What makes you think like this?

[@Mrpwocber]

@oumaedwin198 Lango only speek a mixture of broken Luo dialects with Ateker dialects so they could not have been long speaking this. The Lango elders still remember proper lango language to date. google "counting in ancient leb lango"

[@W.O.T.C]

The Anywaa are the strongest and stable of all Luo tribes. Am a Kenyan Luo but I respect Anywaa ( Annuak) I didn't know Luos were in Europe till I looked at their history. They brought civilization in The Americas, they were called The Tall and Dark God People and were nicknamed ANNUNAKI (ANNUNAK) as the other nations thought Anyuak came from space (heaven)

[@Roqqiz]

Find abasweta in Kenya

[@KPtravels001]

What's Abasweta?

[@AgalToto-qj7uw]

@@KPtravels001 I believe Basweta is a clan that originated from Maragolis but now span across different tribes i.e Luo (Jo-Wasweta), Kisii (Basweta), Suba (Wasweta), Kuria (Basweta) and Kipsigis (Boswetek)

[@KPtravels001]

@@AgalToto-qj7uw thanks for that info. I've never heard of them. We live to learn

[@maragolihistory2118]

@@KPtravels001 Sweta are Bantu, just like suba.

[@KPtravels001]

@@maragolihistory2118 oooh I think I know of the maragoli group in Migori but never heard of them being referred to as "Jo Wasweta"

[@odochokee9856]

Also the bor-belanda assimilated the belanda (bantu) into Luo

[@KPtravels001]

And that's in South Sudan?

[@odochokee9856]

@@KPtravels001 yes. Towards Bahr el ghazal

[@AgalToto-qj7uw]

Yes. This is true.

[@kr3539]

Belanda Bor are distinct from Balanda Bviri (Ubangians) so no they were not bantu. Belanda Boor is formed from the autonym Boor and the central-Sudanic Bongo word Beerlanda. In Bongo, beer is the ethnonym for all their Lwoo speaking neighbours. The word “landa” means hills and mountains. The Boor neighbour and mingle with the Bviri with whom they have evolved strong social and cultural ties over the years. They also neighbour the Azande, who invaded, enslaved and dominated them in the 19th century, to the south. The Bongo neighbour them to the east while the Ndogo to the west and north.

[@kr3539]

Did you just edit your post or am I going crazy?

[@kr3539]

Are you Suba? You said my generation.

[@KPtravels001]

I'm jaluo from homabay county (previously SUBA constituency). I went to school with the luo Abasuba. Anyway, I said my generation to mean "people of my age "

[@SafariJournals]

​@@KPtravels001 brother Suba are Luo's,the remnant ones who dnt identify as Luo's are Ugandan refugees and can leave Luo peoples land in piece

[@JamesOtto-g4k]

Its absolutely wrong that history it was created by not Lou. As Lou did left a written histories now we pick up lies of others which for they benefit and distorted Lou.