Luo
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A language spoken by people in eastern Nigeria and parts of Cameroon
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Luo
- Susan Watkins from University of Pennsylvania, sociologist, works in Kenya, in the Luo with the Luo on the West of Kenya, Luo people.
Examples
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The Luo language is primarily spoken by communities in Kenya and parts of Cameroon.
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She learned to speak Luo while studying linguistics in the Adamawa Region.
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Many cultural traditions of the Luo people are celebrated during annual festivals.
Synonyms
Luo language
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A language spoken by people in parts of the Adamawa Region as their first language
is spoken more widely across Adamawa and also in eastern Nigeria and Cameroon
Compounds
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A language spoken by people in parts of the Adamawa Region as their first language
Surface Forms
Etymology
Luo comes from the name of the Luo people in parts of Africa and simply means 'the language of the Luo people'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of English, which also names the people and their language, so Luo refers to that group's speech in regions such as Adamawa in Nigeria and parts of Cameroon.