LUO OF UGANDA: What is "TORORO" ?

[@josephaleto8708]

That Uncle is very knowledgeable of the history.Great lesson.

[@rapendatom]

Am looking forward to visiting Tororo and am certain will meet you sir

[@josephaleto8708]

I am really in love with these series and your efforts to unite Luo groups

[@pastorgideontruzindaminist8746]

Me to am following not aluo but I love the series

[@eliudowuor8634]

Great job, Ogot. You need our moral and material support

[@KPtravels001]

Very much appreciated Owuor.

[@ChroniclerBriefs]

Former Finance minister in Congo Brazzaville was called Gilbert Odongo. Also currently in Ghana there is an MP called Adongo. We are all over. Good work! 👏👏

[@KPtravels001]

He was probably an Alur Okoro of Congo

[@onenrobert8296]

@@KPtravels001 exactly

[@kenbaoding]

The footballer Callum Hudson Odoi is another famous person whose name sounds like very Ugandan. Among the Jopadhola, the name Odoi is given to a male child born during season of weeding millet. A female child is given the name Nyadoi.

[@josephjonesodoi8097]

@@kenbaoding iam odoi from Tororo

[@eng.makolal1367]

The eloquence and clarity of this man are on another level.

[@ocengoyugi4578]

With you.. I'm saying the same.. true quality and standards...

[@JustineAuma-u5q]

Very proud of you Uncle Tom.I am blessed to have benefited from your wisdom and love.

[@jeremynoodles6590]

I'm a Luo from Tanzania close to Shirati Araa, currently, I reside in the US. I would like to support your work.

[@KPtravels001]

That would be good omera. Kindly send me a private message on Facebook or email.

[@odochokee9856]

In south sudan the luo dialects that are close to Luo of kenya/tanganyika, Alur and Adhola dialects are Pari and Belanda_Bor.

[@mosessculptures9263]

Awinjo ka wiya juol ka awinjo chakruok Marwa. Very interesting.

[@KPtravels001]

Erokamano Moses. Kindly help me share these videos widely. I need more luos here.

[@byronwinner8179]

Good work. Luo speaking communities should have a unity forum soon. This is quite interesting. 🎉 Luo from Kenya

[@KPtravels001]

Eventually we'll get there. We're working towards that. Help me share this widely with your friends and family. I need more luos here.

[@oderokennedy3380]

This is great. Intact,iam wondering why people are not subscribing to this channel in thousands.

[@josephaleto8708]

Been wondering the same too,those of us who watch but do t subscribe are doing Pk justice.

[@Aluochjakitere]

​@@josephaleto8708quite a number of our people are not aware of this channel I personally I realized it in less than a year ago yet it has been there. We encourage our influential leaders to popularize the initiative.

[@samuelakiri9242]

I'm for Homa Bay Kenya and I'm getting this my Padhola elder in a clear Luo dialect . 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@KPtravels001]

Dhopadhola is very close to dholuo of Kenya and Tanzania. Help me share this video widely. I need more luos here.

[@samuelakiri9242]

@@KPtravels001 worry not jadala, we're one 💪🏾.

[@meshackamimo1945]

i am blessed with these u r present engagements---u r playing a lead role in reuniting back with our own kinsfolk in uganda

[@KPtravels001]

Help me share these videos widely. I need more luos here.

[@papd3532]

The arrival of the Luo in Bunyoro Kitara was dramatic .The Bachwezi had previously invaded and occupied Bunyoro Kitara and were subdued by the Luo through conquest . The Luo had skilled warriors in their southward movement and are among the few groups in the continent presently spread out in at least 9 territories . The others include the Fulani through their nomadic lifestyle . The Somali in Kenya , Ethiopia , Djibouti, Somalia . The Waswahili in Kenya , Somalia, Tanganyika ,Zanzibar ,Mozambique, Malagasy/Madagascar, Lamu, Pemba, Pate . Also the Shona and Zulu to some extent . Historically the Luo and Zulu had skilled warriors that led their settlements .

[@papd3532]

The Luo-Babito assumed Kingship and rulership of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom after the Bachwezi fled and had almost a 500 year legacy that also provided rulerships for the Baganda . The Luo-Babito Kingdom is a case study for major history departments on Black/African history including Oxford where Okot P’Bitek Ugandan Luo-Acholi Lawyer and Poet wrote his dissertations on the assimilation of the Langi into Luo .

[@ocengoyugi4578]

Truly Quality.. intellectual discussion/conversation.. I'm smiling comfortably.. Erokamano omera.. Good health...

[@florenceojowa7706]

Today I have understood where the term “wonyo “ mainly spoken by people of ugenya and alego, came from. They brought it with them from the padhola of Uganda.

[@KPtravels001]

You're right. The Luo in Ugenya as Jokowiny who basically came from Jopadhola.

[@ohagacokoko]

Thanks

[@KPtravels001]

Welcome. I appreciate so much

[@owuocheoduor5189]

Thank you Ambassador Ogot for your good work.

[@KPtravels001]

You are welcome. Kindly help me share my work widely with friends and family. I need more luos here.

[@KadduCheikhAnta]

i live in west africa, on the border of senegal/mauritania,on the river our village is called futa toro, dr cheikh anta diop worked the migrations of african people through out the continent, he made connection between the wolof of senegal and the dinka,the nouer of south sudan, so i am wondering if there are any connections between the fulbe of futa toro and the people that called their land toro oro. thank you for your work my brother, the connections between all africans is deeper and older that many of us suspect, i think it would great if one day you expand your work beyond the luo connections across east africa to look across the whole continent, you could also check the work of dr theophile obenga and mubabingue bilolo who both brilliantly reveal the cultural and linguistic unity of the ba'ntu. thank you again

[@juliuskaawang8848]

Thanks very much brother Peter. As a Jal Luo I'm proud of you.

[@KPtravels001]

Erokamano/apwoyo/afwoyo jal.

[@KPtravels001]

Help me share these videos widely. I need more luos here.

[@georgeonyango3329]

I am very happy with the initiators of this forum

[@josephnyanga4362]

The Padholas Closest Relatives amongst the Kenyan Luos are in Buholo or Uholo in Siaya County. They are the Kakeny People or Jo Uwiny and we Call Ladies from this Community Nyawiny denoting that they are the Descendants of Owiny. This place is Very near to Tororo were it not the Colonial International Border that placed the Padhola in Uganda and the Kenyan Brothers ii Kenya, Otherwise you can easily ride a Bicycle from Buholo to Tororo in a Few Hours. Come to this place and you will hear the Wonyo Wonyo Talk which is Understood in Luoland but mainly used in Ugenya and Buhulo.

[@dancanonyango6000]

Kakeny or Uholo has 4 sub clans namely: Uwiny, nyambir,uwangwe and saga

[@ocengoyugi4578]

That is pretty precise.. and pin-point exposition.. about original ancient Luo-ancestry connections.. Erokamano ma ngeny.. Apwoyo ma tek.. Good health...

[@gertrudeathieno398]

Jadwongi Ogot, kindly share more of the Lou everywhere. We love to know more

[@Aluochjakitere]

I am a Luo from Kenya. I wish other commenters include the countries where they live. Meantime I encourage Calvin to continue with the good work. Now Chad, Nigeria and Iraq.

[@alexanderochieng323]

Very insightful stuff. Keep up the good work

[@emmanuelekakoro6065]

This is great. The Iteso, who share Tororo District, also have their own version of how the name came to be. Coincidentally, Tororo Rock could be an example of a geographical feature known as a tor.

[@KPtravels001]

I would love to hear the iteso version.

[@latesttrackfieldjp3555]

The iteso version was just fabricated and not true, that a bird called etor (the eagles) use to be so many there and when the white man came asked was told so he named the place Tororo, very fake... compare it with the toor oro version.

[@eliazali_4200]

Again thanks for the work 😂 Like typical Luo, none if us thinks our languages are not the original Luo dialect. Personally, I think the Padhola are with a lot of borrowed bantu words. Personally I don't think we shall find the "original" dialect as langugaes change. Even as an alur, with our closest brothers the Acoli, the accent is not close. What we could focus on is finding common vocabulary. Prioritise the words that seem to cut across all dialects and words whose etymology is not bantu and build from there. We can build some sort of "generic" Luo for inter-Luo communication and also keep our dialects for communicating amongst oursleves.

[@bizhelpsoln]

I agree, but one thing I have observed is that Luo spoken in Kenya is rich in vocabulary. You can say the same thing in different words in Luo Kenya than other Luos. Watch a conversation Jarunda TV (Luo from Kenya) had with a Luo from Uganda (Acholi) and you'll notice this. Also, I think that the Luo Kenya refusal to embrace Swahili until it was made a compulsory subject in Kenya schools in 1985 was a good thing, it helped us stick to our Dholuo only. I find the narrative that Kenya Luo is heavily influenced by Swahili as misleading. Most of the words Luo Kenya picked from Swahili and corrupted can only be traced to things we never had as Luos. For instance, "kikombe" to "okombe". By the way, Swahili is 40% Arabic. So, it is not an authentic African language that we should be proud of just like other foreign languages including English, French e.t.c

[@eliazali_4200]

@@bizhelpsoln I'm not fluent with the other dialects so I cannot speak for them, but Alur has a very very rich foundation of expressions and vocabulary. Something can be said in a myriad of ways depending on what effect the speaker intends to confer. The vocabulary and expressions use really convey the depth or weight a speaker requires to convey. We are also very renowned for speaking in "agore" and with "lembe abola" far more than the others we have interacted with. However, in any community, this is something that is more common with the elders and those that are really fluent in the culture and language. I don't know how fluent your Acoli guest was, but I assume Luo are generally very expressive with language. I know we have all borrowed from our neighbours to fill in gaps, or in the case of the Acoli according to something I read sometime back, simplified the language. As for Swahili , as long as we keep the integrity of our languages, it is important in communicating with the others as well.

[@francisonega1399]

To me it looks like Alur is foundational for Ugandan Luos even going by geographical expanse especially from Alur land to Kumam land: Alur >Jonam(my tribe) >Acholi >Lango > Kumam

[@francisonega1399]

It's as though from Alur came Jonam,from Jonam came Acholi,from Acholi came Lango and from Lango came Kumam: from Jonam to kumam each understands the tribe they evolved from and the tribe that evolved from it e.g a jonam understands both Alur and Acholi well and yet an Acholi will struggle to understand Alur well but they will understand Jonam just like the lango will understand Acholi well better than they will understand Jonam and the same case applies to the Kumam

[@francisonega1399]

Btn Kumam and jopadhola are the Itesots and luhya tribes of bamasaba (bagisu)and banyole: for luos in Eastern UG and Western KY it looks as though the Jopadhola are the foundational then the luo of Siaya then those of Kisumu then those of Homabay then those of Migori then those in TZ : that's how the evolution of the dialects happened

[@AworMercyellah]

❤❤🎉🎉🎉 wow have just known the meaning of TORORO😮😮 my village. I just love the fact that am aluo 😊

[@OkaoTonny]

Keep it up brother

[@sophieakot346]

Amazing 👏 jadwong.Apwoyo swa❤️❤️❤️🙏

[@DingaOmondi]

Very good work.

[@KPtravels001]

Thank you very much! Help me share widely with your friends and family. I need more luos on board.

[@vincentomondi2153]

Kenyan luo and padhola are the ones that have borrowed alot as compared to northern luos koz they are mostly surrounded by nilotes

[@kayagisherrycaroline2873]

I AGREE WITH YOU N DISAGREE WITH THE INTERVIEWEE,ITS THE JAPADHOLA WHO HAVE BORROWED ALOT COMPARED TO ACHOLIS

[@josephjonesodoi8097]

how come luo of Ethiopia understand japadhola easily than kenyan luo and also youll notice tz luo is so easy to relate

[@ToxicAfricanKing]

Our people in Ethiopia are the Anuak.

[@duniainamambotv.worldhasissues]

God bless you my brother good job 🙏

[@papd3532]

Under British East Africa Kisumu, Kenya was the capital of Eastern Uganda .

[@princessnyangi3098]

Good job bro👏👏👏👏

[@oderaben4481]

Nice one

[@boazawitti1487]

The Luo of Kenya (Siaya) have two seasons in a year. The dry season called "Oro", and the rainy season known as "Chwir".

[@KPtravels001]

Is it "chwir" or "chiri"?

[@boazawitti1487]

In Siaya we call it "Chwir" or "Chwiri" though there are slight dialect variations between the Kenya Luos of Kenya, ie Siaya, Kisumu, Homa Bay and Migori. " Oro" as a planting season, is called "Opon"

[@charleskilibo3050]

In Acholi-Luo, there are also two seasons: Oro and Cwir, Dry Season and Wet Season respectively.

[@robertodundo2269]

Tor may also mean rock outcrop which in Kenyan Luo ee call thur. The word is also cognate with the word tor whi means rocky peak in English.

[@OmondiPius]

Am omondi Martin Pius from tororo maguria a moruwaguma clan

[@KPtravels001]

Intie nedi ojame?

[@jacobociti3110]

There are Luo groups in Ethiopia and Congo (DRC) too.

[@goo6341]

JoPadhola seem very similar accentally to Jo Alego.. The true Jo Israel are Jo Luo.. The truth is slowly coming ❤❤❤❤ Good work young Man!!

[@kephaokoth690]

Watching

[@patrickochieng4659]

The Sewe are Uasin gishu Maasai.

[@digicorpsolutions6742]

Tororo is the home of the Iteso people. Although this has raised a lot of controversy of late, I still believe that both communities can coexist peacefully.

[@MBIRIJAMES]

I was told that even Ukraine belongs to Teso people. Adam and Eve were Teso by ethnicity. The entire Uganda belongs to Teso.😅😊

[@JosphatSang-h2z]

You meant Soroti?

[@sandraaguga9637]

Hello guys How are you doing today

[@OkayeDaniel]

Wooow

[@georgeonyango3329]

All Luos should unite

[@KPtravels001]

Such a tall order though 😊

[@wr6174]

The blood of the luo can not be hidden,wow!I really love your content. Pass my greetings to His Majesty Kwar Adhola when you meet him.❤ Edit:After learning from this video that there are Luos in Iraq,I've done a little research and learnt that the Luos first originated from Iraq to Egypt upon which it is believed that Egyptian Pharos were Luos and Luos were the first group to invent the first Egyptian alphabet,and while in Egypt they were not called Luo,they were called "THE SHINING ONES". Just my little research.

[@Aluochjakitere]

Thank you for that, it has added something to our delight.

[@boazawitti1487]

I am struggling to understand the apparent coincidence in the name of "Adhola" the man, and "adhola" the ulcer (different pronunciations) that allegedly caused the man to remain behind in "Tor-oro". Is it possible that Adhola the man could have had his name derived from adhola the wound, in which event the decision to remain behind had everything to do with the state of his wife's pregnancy, and not that he had a wound on his legs?

[@KPtravels001]

He apparently had a name before he got the wound. However, he got the wound which resulted to him being unable to proceed with the migration. For this reason, he became famous as the wounded guy. The Adhola name thus became famous thus replacing his original name (which nobody seems to remember).

[@KPtravels001]

Him remaining behind was both due to the wound (Adhola) and his wife being heavily pregnant

[@henryodero9092]

I tend to buy the reason that wife was expectant wife than the ulcers .

[@SsemG]

This will unite all Luos from 7 countries.

[@jnif5433]

👂👂👂👂🤔🤔♥️

[@alphancechege1418]

Adhola and Owiny,who was the eldest?

[@kevin-kw8bv]

Owiny

[@alphancechege1418]

@@kevin-kw8bv ,therefore chances are that Adhola must have forgotten his mothertongue due to assimilation by Iteso and Bantu living with him now!

[@adhola1]

It’s interesting that many words between Adhola and Luo of Kenya has remained the same but have different meanings. Being an Adhola with a Luo from Kenya mom, I got confused when visiting my grandmother in Kisumu. My grandma would say “dhi buto“ to mean I should go to sleep, yet Adholas use the same word to refer to chicken/bird sitting on its eggs in order to hatch.

[@cls4786]

It seems the Padhola were part of the group migrating to kenya but couldn’t go past Tororo. Could it be Adhola was not an individual but the populations identity that came from the wound excuse of not making it to Kenya ? The similarity of their luo to kenyan luo may also suggest the Padhola are a mix of Acholi and Alur just like the Kenya/tz luos.

[@KPtravels001]

Adhola was actually a leader of a group. His original name isn't clear though. But the Adhola nickname came due to the wound. The whole team that was under him remained in Tororo with the hope that he would heal up and continue the journey.

[@KPtravels001]

Help me share the videos widely. I need more luos here.

[@boazawitti1487]

Mist is "ong'ueng'o" in dholuo of Keya. Boaz Awitti

[@matioliwamatioli5237]

Hey Tho is dew, ouro is dry season but could mean season or years. Toror..is actually like lup of kenya. Dew or mist .okoth kenya

[@LarryMartinez256]

🔥🔥🔥🔥...

[@cls4786]

In my opinion the closest to original luo is probably Anywaa and Pari. They seem to have had little outside contacts except with dinkas and nuer who are close relatives of the luos anyway.

[@patrickokage9254]

It's very myopic and selfish to classify all splinter groups of allied speakers are predominantly Luo speakers of Kenya, without putting into consideration reasons for such splinter groups and language variance such as intermarriages with other neighbouring communities and that's why in Teso all splinter groups with the proximity of language affinity are called "atekere" to differentiate it from other speakers and to avoid conditioning it to one dominant language

[@KPtravels001]

Did you really watch my LANGO DOCUMENTARY? It's myopic and selfish to give this comment without watching the full documentaries I made on those groups.

[@henryodero9092]

"mist" in dholuo is "ongweng'o"- luo kenya. "Oro" is dry season or drought in Luo of Kenya

[@amigoodu9391]

Acholi of South Sudan call summer "Oro."

[@montanaprime]

This is a very different language. I can only get some words

[@KPtravels001]

Hahahaha what's your language?

[@montanaprime]

@@KPtravels001 Dholuo is mine

[@KPtravels001]

@@montanaprime and the language in the video is dhopadhola. Padholas are luos in Eastern Uganda. It's the luo tribe from which Jokowiny came from.

[@KPtravels001]

@@montanaprime it's very closely linguistically to dholuo of Kenya and Tanzania.

[@montanaprime]

@@KPtravels001 That makes sense, it has a mixture of luganda. That’s why I couldn’t get some words

[@soloibrahim9673]

What about the Luo's of Somalia

[@robertodundo2269]

None of all existing luo dialects is original. All of the dialects spoken today came from original proto- luo language, which later on diverged into current dialects. This can be shown as follows: -------- Proto- luo / Luo of Kenya/ / / ! Tanzania Acholi Alur shilluk Anuak

[@odochokee9856]

You are right there is no original Luo but there can be some form of dialectical affinity which in my experience after learning Luo dialects of South sudan can be classified as follows: Group A: Luo (Bahr el ghazal), Collo, Anyuak, Western Acoli, Pa-Luo Group B : Pari, Belanda -Bor, Alur, Adhola, Luo (Kenya and TZ),Jonam , Labwor, Acholi (Pajok) Group C: Eastern Acholi, Nyakwai, Lango

[@gertrudeathieno398]

Seasonal mist. Tor oro

[@royfrokello]

Onyo, just realising that Josiaya are closer to other Luos

[@gertrudeathieno398]

Some lous could be in Nigeria

[@oumaedwin198]

There is simply noway the Kenya Luo can have less diluted language. So many borrowings happened. Maybe he is not ahistory scholar.The guy is not history scholar.. The longer you travell the more you meet people... DHOLUO in Kenya is high influenced by Bantus and Kiswahili. PADHOLA are sorounded by Iteso and borrow even names from Iteso.

[@Gofwono]

All luo prefixes across east Africa were diluted like for Alur, Adhola and Jaluo Kenya the "DHO" is common but how comes Acholi is the only luo group without this prefix.

[@sandras2292]

It's a lie if you say that luo jupadholas are borrowing names from itesotes you are dreaming Luo jupadholas every name has it's meaning which even itesotes are also using even though you ask them the meaning they can't tell you now if you say that it means you say that even Tororo is for itesotes and yet even though you ask them they can't tell you the meaning of Tororo but the word it came from luo adholas

[@oumaedwin198]

@@Gofwono That is not really important since Leb/lep is also Luo word. Simply logic is that those who travelled the longest tend to acquire more, unless totally insulated like say living in island....Forest is not an argument to use. Padhola and Luo of Kenya CANNOT be the less diluted.

[@latesttrackfieldjp3555]

The adholas have not borrowed any Teso names ,make yo research bro, Tororo came from tor oro, the names in Tororo are luo names.

[@mosesptallah3933]

Please, Tororo, Tooro, raised.

[@roonotieno4723]

Padhola is just similar to Luo kenya

[@nikumujimmy1893]

Padhola is the closest to Alur

[@anzarcademy]

is it that any LUO anywhere owns English?

[@KPtravels001]

Hahahaha the luo pride popping up there 😂

[@alisinyayala1]

The nuer are not considered luo

[@KPtravels001]

No. Not at the moment.

[@alisinyayala1]

You are doing a great job wuod luo

[@KPtravels001]

@@alisinyayala1 thank you. Help share widely with your friends. I need more luos here. I just finished working on my first luo documentary. It will premiere tomorrow.

[@willingtonwamayeye3280]

Stop this nonsense, when you say that the Luo of Uganda, you are insinuating that there is one monolithic tribe called Luo of Uganda, far from it. And stop it. You are belittling the distinctiveness of the proud Acholi, the Alur, the Langi, the Dhopadhola of Uganda. All are Luo but different. To find the truth, visit rural Acholi to witness the Rurakaraka or Digidigi dances and contrast these with Onyango swang of Kenya Nyanza. There is only one Luo of kenya, the Dholuo. In Uganda there are many Luos. if you care to doing a honest comparison, compare the Dholuo of Kenya and the Dhopadhola of Uganda, or the Dholuo of Kenya and the Alur of Uganda OK. For the Alur of Uganda and the Dholuo of Kenya, it is not only distance that distinguishes each from the other, but time between migrations, politics, economics etc, so much is lost in between. Do not dump the Acholi, the Alur, the Langi, etc into one grab bag, the Luo of Uganda. It is condescending.