Wajaluo as we called them in Tanzania 🇹🇿 I was born in Tanzania in the 60’s. We had Luo refugees in my hometown( Not many Kenyans know about this) Lous are the most intelligent Africans I’ve met. I was educated by Luo teachers. My Science(Physics, Chemistry and Maths) teacher Mr. Martin Onyango had books saved in his brain, no Google 😂 I live in USA now. I really appreciated what Luo teachers contributed to my academic success.
Finally, we have a genuine attempt to reconnect with this glorious and dynamic history. Your separation and disunity in many ways have been your bane my dear Luo brothers.
great video bro.. I am not Luo but I meet Luos as a NIlo-Saharan we have a similar culture being one ethnic group we have the same temper that why I felt home in this conversation ...our story revolve around river Nile where we created the river Nile civilization but we are in disarray and separated physically by political and religious schemes .. it is time to reunified
I am a Luo from Kenya. Can I know which Luo speaks an easily understood dialect by other Luos and can there be an agreement to adopt one universal Luo Language before we lose our elders with Luo vocabulary? other subsections of Luos can retain their culture but like Kiswahili we can have one language to serve us all. We should not get lost.
In my view, Jonam is the closest to the luo of Kenya. I had a field day in Pakwach with the Jonam. Jakom in my video is a Jonam and you can see that most times we could understand each other in luo. However, I find padhola pretty close too. The question on adopting a single dialect is beyond me🙈😊
@@KPtravels001 thank You, Peter, you have done your bit. Meantime you continue with your expedition. And nothing is wrong to get some support, Luos love one another and they will be encouraged to hear more about their relatives.
That lingual diversity is where cultural richness lies. It would be a loss to throw any of that away in a quest for uniformity. Words whose meanings have been lost in one community still hold meaning other communities.
Began Following you today. This is a noble course. I have gained so much about my roots and so proud of the rich history we hold and how wide spread we are. I also hope to travel and find out more about us and my fellow brothers spread across the globe. Nyasaye omed teloni. Very informative
You are doing a very great job letting us know more about the straight forward ,honest and great Luo people of East Africa. I will definitely follow you steps to try to trace the kamba people in Tanzania,Kongo and all the way to Colombia
Thumps up bro may God bless you coz you are one of a kind...who knows? maybe you are the God send to unite us and redefine our disproportionate GLORY as a people...an iluonga ni Mophat Ochieng a wuod Omere Kochupe from Kochia in Homabay, Kenya...ADIOS!
Pwoc Keken ♥️👏🙌🙌 Peter ki Jakom. From pubungu others crossed went to Kenya via Tororo--the Jo pa Adhola remained there It was fresh dispersion after the conflict
KP.. Erokamano.. big..! big..! omera.. This 1 is simply the finest video to date.. audio in particular is quality clarity.. The BROTHERS way amazing in their individual says.. their happiness was so plain.. for being part of the GRAND LUO CONVERSATION.. (I was smiling (like crazy) every moment there was some Kiswahili insertion from any of them speakers..) Erokamano ainya/ma ngeny..! Apwoyo ma tek..! Good health to all the team...
@@KPtravels001 Yes.. omera.. (Luo people of Shirati, Tanzania..) I feel so good within myself.. that I am through and through a Luo by blood.. It's a great feeling because the coordinations are visibly taking real shape.. Kenya - Uganda - Congo-Zaire (DRC) - Ethiopia - (and now) Tanzania.. Erokamano ever more.. Good health to all...
Have just subscribed to your channel for this video. I can't get enough of your content Peter. And have watched this video 5 times while smiling. Am an Alur but most of Jonam don't accept that there are one, so was wondering how did Gipir or Nyipir and Labongo related with Jonam and Alur if there are not one. We all know that ( Gipir) Nyipir and Labongo: A journey into the Acholi and Alur story. Nyipir group went on to form the Alur tribe while Labongo's formed the Acholi. Alur said they are Nyipir while Jonam believed that there are not Alur, yet ( Wang - lei ) the place where Nyipir and Labongo parted ways is in Jonam. Have come across this video and it was amazing, something have always wanted to hear about the Alur and Jonam. Thank you so much and may God bless you 🙏
Thank you so much Brenda. I try my best to join the dots in the Luo history and repair the broken bonds. Please share my channel with friends and family. I want as many luos as possible to get to know the true history and also to realize how BIG the LUO NATION is
I have been following you on RUclips and you just come to my town and you go back without me seeing you physically? that's not fair omera not at all any way good job we the luos are so proud of you
The Shilluk Kingdom, dominated by the Shilluk people, was located along the left bank of the White Nile river in South Sudan and southern Sudan. Its capital and royal residence were in the town of Fashoda. According to Shilluk folk history and neighboring accounts, the kingdom was founded by Nyikang, who probably lived in the second half of the 15th century. As the only Nilotic people, the Shilluk established a centralized kingdom that reached its apogee in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, during the decline of the northern Funj Sultanate. In the 19th century, the Shilluk were affected by military assaults from the Ottoman Empire, resulting in the kingdom's destruction in the early 1860s. The Shilluk king is currently not an independent political leader, but a traditional chieftain within the governments of South Sudan and Sudan. The current Shilluk king is His Majesty Reth Kwongo Dak Padiet who ascended to the throne in 1993
Thank you so much brother. I appreciate you walking this journey with me and ofcourse I wouldn't mind collaborating with anyone with the same objective of reconnecting the broken luo bonds
The Luo are diasporic(at least 20million spread out) and settled thousands years with skilled warriors(e.g Owiny) through conquest, intermarriage and assimilation 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 batutsi southwest movement to present day Rwanda. Kenya Luo proper(Tom Mboya, Oginga Odinga,Obama,Hezekiah Ochuka Raballa,Lupita,Susanna Owiyo),Luo-Suba.Tanzania Luo proper,Luo-Suba.Uganda Luo-Lango(President Milton Obote,David Oyite Ojok),Luo-Acholi(Presidents Tito Okello and Bazillio Okello; zanzibar liberator John Okello and LRA Joseph Kony,Alice Lakwena,Dominic Ongwen,David Otti,Sheila Atim),Luo-Padhola,Luo Alur,Luo-Kumam,Luo-Jonam,Luo-babito.North East Congo Luo Alur.Eastern Central Africa Republic and South East Chad Luo-Alur,Luo-Acholi,Luo-Lango.Lower Egypt and South Sudan Luo-Shilluk,Luo-Anuak,Luo-Pari,Luo-Thuri,Luo-Balanda,Luo-Jor Chul.South West Ethiopia Gambella and Eritrea Luo-Anuak.For more see Prof.Bethwell Allan Ogot University of Nairobi, Moi University writings on the Luo, Prof E.S Atieno Odhiambo,Rice University Texas,Prof Washington Jalang'o Okumu(late) who salvaged south africa peace talks before Nelson Mandela presidency and others. VP Oginga Odinga of Kenya was close friends with Milton Obote and hosted mostly Uganda soldiers mostly Luo Acholi and Luo Langi headed by General Tito Okello,General Bazillio Okello and General Oyite Ojok in Bondo on their way through lake victoria to Push Idi Amin out and restore Obote in 1979.By 1985 Milton Obote had disagreed with Gen Tito Okello and was Pushed out.Tito Okello was president 1985-86 after which Yoweri Museveni with the help of Paul Kagame who had been a refugee in Uganda since age 4 took over until to date.OGINGA ODINGA AS KER(the only time a politician was ker)STARTED LUO THRIFT TO UNITE ALL LUO PEOPLES ACROSS THE DIASPORA for socio-economic empowerment.
@@KPtravels001 This is great for future generations. In future in each one of this locations you can collaborate with locals and ask for support everywhere including online and build modest affordable museums(start with bigger one at WANG'LE), libraries of luo history, language, cultural, with a language center, computer center where younger people can pay to receive language instruction and also learn the history. This sustains the project over time with employed local staff.So for each Luo group museum, cultural center, language center, computer center, business incubation center and office-share.Other local interests can be added based on context.e.g LUO-PADHOLA HISTORY MUSEUM,LUO-ALUR HISTORY MUSEUM etc. And also build business incubation centers with rental office-share support local entrepreneurs in all these locations that you have visited. This sustains the project using local staff. In kenya think of kisumu, homabay, mbita, siaya etc special ancestral locations. Same with UG,TZ,CONGO etc.. There is one in kisumu(ruclips.net/video/JqlhJWV-kf4/видео.html).LUO THRIFT WAS oginga odinga vision for entrepreneurship and cultural empowerment. Chinese for instance have confucius centers to preseve their language history culture worldwide.US blacks have african american history museums etc.
Thanks 💯. More to come. Kindly share my videos with your friends and family. I want many luos to be aware of how many we are in different countries. The luo nation is bigger than we initially thought
I got it from this video that the separation at Pakwach involved four sons namely Obongo (Labongo), Gipir,Nyipir, and Ovungu who was left at the dispersion point to take care of the shrine -Wang Lei
i have watched your videos they are all quite informing and also very great i appreciate them...good job...would love to get in contact with you and share some knowledge...
I'm an Alur(luo of DRC)from Mahagi. Very intersting. Similarity in what we say here. Great story. I would like to know more about our origin and visit that place cold wang'lei. I'll like if you Can come also in Mahagi(DRC). Am easily understanding the old man. What is speeking is realy our language here in Congo. I think junam only means people of river. We say i ai, i wok?
Thanks so much Asaph. I tried to come to Mahagi when I was in Congo but unfortunately I couldn't manage to get out of Goma due to Security issues. But hopefully I'll make it some day
Bro you should now plan a come together of Luos from Kenya and those of Ug. Create a forum and am very much willing to be on board.We can as well organize a trip to Pakwach to such seak our origin.
That's a noble idea. We still need to have more people onboard. The people on this platform is not even 1% of the luo population. So yeah, it's a good idea worth going forward with
Thanks for the information. Such corrections are highly appreciated and welcomed. Kindly share my videos widely with your friends and family. I need more luos here. Btw, I'll be back in Uganda this month.
Hi, am an alur from okoro, i like your video, a small story for da Luos, in 2007, i crashed my car at voi time was 8pm and got a serious musle pole, some guys came for resque and asked me what's your name? I told them am called Omega and they started crying thinking anything might happen to me, the same guys were luo, i requested them to take me to the doctor and they did so reaching da Indian doctors place he refused to talk to us thinking we are thiefs any way it was at 10pm, i requested them to take me hotel by then called voi tourist hotel, they dropped me to the hotel, the hotel manager started asking what's your name, i replied am called Omega luo from Uganda then he was like am also luo from Kenya, and i told him what happened to me, remember my car finished, i rolled twice, he was you intend to stay here for how many days? I told him 1week till i get better then will move back to Uganda, guess what, he called his staffs and told them, break, dinner bedding don't charge him, i will clear his bills, remember i had pain, i was full of joy, i remember praying for him all the time, when i got better, imargin at the Market mate luos and the guys who resque me, guess what? Given free items for nearly aweek, later moved back to Mombasa boarded Kenyan airway to ebb, i got better, after 2years, i went back to see the hotel manager at voi, i had left for some better job, tried his 4n and failed to connect, that's my small story, thanks to the Luos in kenya, i love you guys and luos at ugunja
Wow, what a marvelous story. Luos feel so much thrilled to meet other luos. I'm striving to create awareness among the luos. Not so many knew that there are other luos in other countries.
The history taught in school is very shallow and inaccurate. That’s why I take it as my own responsibility to create awareness based on accurate knowledge. I want all luos of the world to know the TRUTH on how many luos exists out there and the true migration history. Kindly share my videos with your friends and family. Let’s reach as many luos as possible
This one is BOOM💥, great, great and so great...I think Luos has the best organised ancient system of chiefdom....I want to where your Tsirt KP travels how can I get one...? thanks much sharing this.
Thank you Ojur. The history of the luo is intriguing and getting it from Pakwach was so satisfying. I love every bit of what I do. Concerning my tshirts, I make them in Nairobi and I can organise one for you
I appreciate you very much Mr. Peter you're doing a great job...uniting Luos from different African countries.. I am a Luo from Tanzania I now know a good history my tribe luo
Great 👌..am from Kenya, a place called UGENYA, MASIRO I have been to Uganda, Tororo and happened to meet our luo brothers known as Jo padhola,we managed to chat a lot. There is only a slight difference in our dialect, example (as luos from Kenya 🇰🇪) We call pig 🐖-( anguro) Padhola call pig - ogwang' Where as luos from Kenya (ogwang')is mongoose Luos are fantastic 😊 I just imagine having cultural events happening across all luos from East Africa just like the TESO of Uganda and KENYA always have similar events annually where there leaders come together, last time they were in AMAGORO Kenya and next season it will happen likewise in Uganda.. their king 👑 was known as EMOR MOR.. wonderful experience
As he said, yes there are elders who understand the history and spirituality and they are helpful. Unfortunately, I was running out of time and couldn't wait because I had to run to Interview Lang'o and Kumam in other locations far from Pakwach
I had no idea there was disunity among the Luo in Uganda, in Kenya we are very homogeneous and speak with one voice, culturally and politically. I'm concerned by the unrelenting efforts to dismantle Luo unity in Kenya, usually perpetrated by national leadership to weaken Luo hold on Kenyan politics
Very sad,it was ego of the brothers that caused the separation,I think wang le is the place the separation happened.would love to visit the place . Thank you for this video
It started with the missing Ancestral Spear inherited by Labongo which was irreplaceable then the missing magic bead given to nyipir by the mysterious lady who the keeper of the elephants which was irreplaceable also. It resulted into death of Labongo's daughter who was cut open in order to retrieve the bead.
In fact the whole the area from Karuma falls , the point of entry into northern uganda down the nile to pakwach is full of history of the Luo in terms of spiritual tradition . When ones goes to the Jopaluo then one will find out more.
In dholuo DIT means of medium size. Ruoth madit would mean middle level chief. Ruoth maduong' is the top Chief. Second wife is Nyachira. Third wife is Reru. The rest are Nyiudi ( plural). Nyarot ( singular).
@@KPtravels001dit is also big in Alur. Dwong means much. So Rwoth madit is the big chief. Pi madwong would be much water. Saying Rwoth madwong would sound weird for us and the Acoli too as far as I know
hello pk I am David and I also have a you tube channel David and Duncan we are talking about the similarities and differences between kalenjin and Luo people of Kenya
"iwacho nade" in dholuo is broken. The correct way is " iwacho nang'o" but I'm aware that the young these days the young say it that way. That doesn't make it correct though.
@@KPtravels001 correct. Luo of Kenya is the only one among other Luo dialects known as dholuo. The others talk of Lebluo or Lepluo. Meaning the tongue of the Luo. While in Kenya we talk of the mouth of the Luo( dholuo).
@@KPtravels001 my clan, the Kanyakwar is actually a Padhola( Kadhola) clan and not Alego as many Kenyan Luo have been misled for generations to believe.
@@KPtravels001 Hope to be one of the Uganda Lango tribe who will meet once your back. Please get more than one person per tribe to get actually good fact of dialect . I saw same people gambling with response as if they are not sure.
Whoever says that doesn't know the history of the Luo. Langi, by origin, aren't Luo where Luo is taken to mean descendants of Podho and Ramogi. They only speke the Luo language. They're our distant cousins. Lineage wise, they're closer to the Teso, the Karamoja, the Jie, the Masai and the Turkana. The family tree is like this: Kubanga(Ruhanga)(Luhanga), the first known ancestor of the Luo, sired KUKU. KUKU sired SINAKURU and DINKA. SINAKURU sired OKWAT LIELITUK, SULUK( SHILUK)( COLLO), PODHO(1) and ODONGO LANGO. The ancestor of the Langi is OKWAT LELITUK who's also the ancestor of the Maasai, the Teso, the Turkana etc. Odongo Lang'o sired Lengin whose descendants live in Kenya and Uganda and are known as the Kalenjin. The Luo people wherever they may be in Africa descend from PODHO(1).
@@bobbymeanie818 l get it. The Langi and the Luo are descended from the same man Sinakuru. Sinakuru had several sons. With the first wife he begat Okwat Lielituk ancestor of the Maasai, the Turkana, the Teso etc. With the 2nd wife he begat twins: Podho Koma aka Opiyo and Pok Bon aka Odongo. Podho is the direct ancestor of the Luo. Pok Bon is the direct ancestor of the Langi and the Kalenjin. So, although Langi doesn't directly belong to the Luo nation as it's known today, they're still one people with us. They're our brother. The language, Lepluo, Lebluo, Dheluo and Dholuo etc, therefore, belong to them too but not the direct bloodline. Source, written books some now out of print, oral history and personal research of many years. Don't know whether you had the honour to meet the renowned Luo novelist, Professor Okot P'bitek. In conversations of this nature, he'd always stress this point. His friend, Professor Taban Loliyong' from South Sudan is still alive. He recently launched a book in Kisumu town tracing the history of the Luo from our time in Egypt. Haven't got a hold of this yet, but based on my experience, I get its gist. I'll get a copy in next few days. So should you.
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Thank you very much Peter for this job it's a good idea to unite us, am an Alur from padyere nebbi and may God be with you 🙏🙏🫂
All Luos should come here and Subscribe on this channel.. This guy is doing a great job to connect & unite us.
Thank you Omera. Kindly share widely. The more the better. We should have more luos accessing this information
Peter. Please let's organise a luo festival for all luos from Congo Uganda Sudan Ethiopia Kenya and Tanzania.
Sure, this is a possibility. Unity is just a matter of time now. I'm trying my best to create awareness
Happens every year in Kenya it’s called Piny luo.
Wajaluo as we called them in Tanzania 🇹🇿 I was born in Tanzania in the 60’s. We had Luo refugees in my hometown( Not many Kenyans know about this) Lous are the most intelligent Africans I’ve met. I was educated by Luo teachers. My Science(Physics, Chemistry and Maths) teacher Mr. Martin Onyango had books saved in his brain, no Google 😂 I live in USA now. I really appreciated what Luo teachers contributed to my academic success.
A Luo reached the highest position in the world, ruled USA twice. Barack Obama. Smartest Africans, I guess
Thank you so much. On behalf of the luo I would like to appreciate your kind words🙏.
@KPtravels001 Hi something is would really appreciate if u can find out
Why is it that most of the IGBO Names are similar to Luos
Yes am from uganda I was taught by aluo teacher Ochenge an agriculture teacher who had the whole agricultural syllabus in his head😂
God bless you
Your moving towards the right direction as you go deeper into Luo history and culture. This is great.
Thank you so much. It always starts from the surface and go deeper
Finally, we have a genuine attempt to reconnect with this glorious and dynamic history. Your separation and disunity in many ways have been your bane my dear Luo brothers.
I can't get enough of your content Peter, connecting me with my roots with other Luo sub tribes,very informative and in-depth,keep it up owadwa
Thank you so much. Just ensure you share with friends and family. I want more luos on board
great video bro.. I am not Luo but I meet Luos as a NIlo-Saharan we have a similar culture being one ethnic group we have the same temper that why I felt home in this conversation ...our story revolve around river Nile where we created the river Nile civilization but we are in disarray and separated physically by political and religious schemes .. it is time to reunified
Thank you so much Hussein. I'm happy to read such comments
I don't think we're temperamental... we just don't entertain stupidity, dishonesty, corruption, traitors etc
I am a Luo from Kenya. Can I know which Luo speaks an easily understood dialect by other Luos and can there be an agreement to adopt one universal Luo Language before we lose our elders with Luo vocabulary? other subsections of Luos can retain their culture but like Kiswahili we can have one language to serve us all. We should not get lost.
In my view, Jonam is the closest to the luo of Kenya. I had a field day in Pakwach with the Jonam. Jakom in my video is a Jonam and you can see that most times we could understand each other in luo. However, I find padhola pretty close too. The question on adopting a single dialect is beyond me🙈😊
@@KPtravels001 thank You, Peter, you have done your bit. Meantime you continue with your expedition. And nothing is wrong to get some support, Luos love one another and they will be encouraged to hear more about their relatives.
@@Aluochjakitere thank you. I've been to Egypt by the way. From North to South, East to West. You can check my videos from Egypt
That lingual diversity is where cultural richness lies. It would be a loss to throw any of that away in a quest for uniformity. Words whose meanings have been lost in one community still hold meaning other communities.
I agree Sylvester,we should not lose our language and culture
Well done brother ur efforts will be rewarded one day massively greetings and love for bringing us 2gether .
I'm a Luo from Nyanza Kenya.
👍🏾 Keep it up brother. I'm one of your top ten followers.
May Almighty God bless you wherever you are.
Hallelujah. I appreciate brother 🙏
Began Following you today. This is a noble course. I have gained so much about my roots and so proud of the rich history we hold and how wide spread we are. I also hope to travel and find out more about us and my fellow brothers spread across the globe. Nyasaye omed teloni. Very informative
Thank you Nicanor. I try my best to give the best. Kindly share with your friends and family. The more luo the better
You should start doing this with all the Luo tribes and subtribes and clans and sub clans ;lineages and sublineages as well.
Yeah, I will start to explore history as well. In the beginning I only explored language similarities/differences
You can as well ask for financial support,give us a stream,we will support you,Luos need to know each other.
Apuoyo omin wuod got bondo. near pakwach,I once visited there on my way to arwa township , very friendly people.
Thank you. I try to give my best
Kogot,
This is great 👍.
Such a wonderful conversation. ❤
I'm in kisumu. I admire this.
Thank you wuod Odhus winam. Jonam is so close 😊
You are doing a very great job letting us know more about the straight forward ,honest and great Luo people of East Africa. I will definitely follow you steps to try to trace the kamba people in Tanzania,Kongo and all the way to Colombia
I'm happy to have inspired someone 😉😉
Thumps up bro may God bless you coz you are one of a kind...who knows? maybe you are the God send to unite us and redefine our disproportionate GLORY as a people...an iluonga ni Mophat Ochieng a wuod Omere Kochupe from Kochia in Homabay, Kenya...ADIOS!
Thank you Mophat for the kind words. I try my best to give the best
Pwoc Keken ♥️👏🙌🙌 Peter ki Jakom.
From pubungu others crossed went to Kenya via Tororo--the Jo pa Adhola remained there
It was fresh dispersion after the conflict
Yeah, and the Alur & Jonam went to the west
@@KPtravels001 JOPALUO (coope) went to northern Bunyoro . They were led by Tifool the youngest brother of Nyipiir and Labongo
Eiih... omera itimo tim maber aduwa.. may the gods of ramogi bless you abundantly.
I'm sure the gods of Ramogi heard this prayer
Peter I love your what you are doing , am greatly impressed. I have watched almost all your videos. I am a proud luo.
Thank you so much luo. I try to do my best for the love of the luo
KP.. Erokamano.. big..! big..! omera..
This 1 is simply the finest video to date.. audio in particular is quality clarity..
The BROTHERS way amazing in their individual says.. their happiness was so plain.. for being part of the GRAND LUO CONVERSATION.. (I was smiling (like crazy) every moment there was some Kiswahili insertion from any of them speakers..)
Erokamano ainya/ma ngeny..! Apwoyo ma tek..!
Good health to all the team...
Are you referring to the luo of Tanzania video?
I bought new very modern microphones because people complained of the audio in my previous videos
@@KPtravels001
Yes.. omera.. (Luo people of Shirati, Tanzania..)
I feel so good within myself.. that I am through and through a Luo by blood..
It's a great feeling because the coordinations are visibly taking real shape.. Kenya - Uganda - Congo-Zaire (DRC) - Ethiopia - (and now) Tanzania..
Erokamano ever more..
Good health to all...
Luo Nation can unit and build our cultural centre at Pakwacha. We can pay homage and keep our rich culture
A very good idea. Wang Lee in Pakwach deserves a facelift
Have just subscribed to your channel for this video. I can't get enough of your content Peter. And have watched this video 5 times while smiling. Am an Alur but most of Jonam don't accept that there are one, so was wondering how did Gipir or Nyipir and Labongo related with Jonam and Alur if there are not one. We all know that ( Gipir) Nyipir and Labongo: A journey into the Acholi and Alur story. Nyipir group went on to form the Alur tribe while Labongo's formed the Acholi. Alur said they are Nyipir while Jonam believed that there are not Alur, yet ( Wang - lei ) the place where Nyipir and Labongo parted ways is in Jonam. Have come across this video and it was amazing, something have always wanted to hear about the Alur and Jonam. Thank you so much and may God bless you 🙏
Thank you so much Brenda. I try my best to join the dots in the Luo history and repair the broken bonds. Please share my channel with friends and family. I want as many luos as possible to get to know the true history and also to realize how BIG the LUO NATION is
Well, it took a Kenyan luo to reconfirm the jonam-alur connection
@@KPtravels001
Your work is greatly appreciated.
I have been following you on RUclips and you just come to my town and you go back without me seeing you physically? that's not fair omera not at all any way good job we the luos are so proud of you
I'm sorry Felix. Do you live in Pakwach? You should have sent me a message. I would have loved to have lunch together
Yes bro,pakwach is my home town but I am working some few kilometers away from town
The Shilluk Kingdom, dominated by the Shilluk people, was located along the left bank of the White Nile river in South Sudan and southern Sudan. Its capital and royal residence were in the town of Fashoda. According to Shilluk folk history and neighboring accounts, the kingdom was founded by Nyikang, who probably lived in the second half of the 15th century. As the only Nilotic people, the Shilluk established a centralized kingdom that reached its apogee in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, during the decline of the northern Funj Sultanate. In the 19th century, the Shilluk were affected by military assaults from the Ottoman Empire, resulting in the kingdom's destruction in the early 1860s. The Shilluk king is currently not an independent political leader, but a traditional chieftain within the governments of South Sudan and Sudan. The current Shilluk king is His Majesty Reth Kwongo Dak Padiet who ascended to the throne in 1993
Thanks for the insight into beautiful history. I would love to meet the His Majesty the King Reth Kwongo Dak Padiet when I come to South Sudan
I am a luo from Uganda 🇺🇬 I have been following you from the start I love your content brother, hope you collaborate with @Acholipride she's good too
Thank you so much brother. I appreciate you walking this journey with me and ofcourse I wouldn't mind collaborating with anyone with the same objective of reconnecting the broken luo bonds
and Irene ayaa of south sudan
Irene ayaa of south sudan
The Luo are diasporic(at least 20million spread out) and settled thousands years with skilled warriors(e.g Owiny) through conquest, intermarriage and assimilation 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 batutsi southwest movement to present day Rwanda.
Kenya Luo proper(Tom Mboya, Oginga Odinga,Obama,Hezekiah Ochuka Raballa,Lupita,Susanna Owiyo),Luo-Suba.Tanzania Luo proper,Luo-Suba.Uganda Luo-Lango(President Milton Obote,David Oyite Ojok),Luo-Acholi(Presidents Tito Okello and Bazillio Okello; zanzibar liberator John Okello and LRA Joseph Kony,Alice Lakwena,Dominic Ongwen,David Otti,Sheila Atim),Luo-Padhola,Luo Alur,Luo-Kumam,Luo-Jonam,Luo-babito.North East Congo Luo Alur.Eastern Central Africa Republic and South East Chad Luo-Alur,Luo-Acholi,Luo-Lango.Lower Egypt and South Sudan Luo-Shilluk,Luo-Anuak,Luo-Pari,Luo-Thuri,Luo-Balanda,Luo-Jor Chul.South West Ethiopia Gambella and Eritrea Luo-Anuak.For more see Prof.Bethwell Allan Ogot University of Nairobi, Moi University writings on the Luo, Prof E.S Atieno Odhiambo,Rice University Texas,Prof Washington Jalang'o Okumu(late) who salvaged south africa peace talks before Nelson Mandela presidency and others.
VP Oginga Odinga of Kenya was close friends with Milton Obote and hosted mostly Uganda soldiers mostly Luo Acholi and Luo Langi headed by General Tito Okello,General Bazillio Okello and General Oyite Ojok in Bondo on their way through lake victoria to Push Idi Amin out and restore Obote in 1979.By 1985 Milton Obote had disagreed with Gen Tito Okello and was Pushed out.Tito Okello was president 1985-86 after which Yoweri Museveni with the help of Paul Kagame who had been a refugee in Uganda since age 4 took over until to date.OGINGA ODINGA AS KER(the only time a politician was ker)STARTED LUO THRIFT TO UNITE ALL LUO PEOPLES ACROSS THE DIASPORA for socio-economic empowerment.
Deep history. A nice read and it tells me that I still have even more luo groups to Interview
@@KPtravels001 This is great for future generations. In future in each one of this locations you can collaborate with locals and ask for support everywhere including online and build modest affordable museums(start with bigger one at WANG'LE), libraries of luo history, language, cultural, with a language center, computer center where younger people can pay to receive language instruction and also learn the history. This sustains the project over time with employed local staff.So for each Luo group museum, cultural center, language center, computer center, business incubation center and office-share.Other local interests can be added based on context.e.g LUO-PADHOLA HISTORY MUSEUM,LUO-ALUR HISTORY MUSEUM etc.
And also build business incubation centers with rental office-share support local entrepreneurs in all these locations that you have visited. This sustains the project using local staff. In kenya think of kisumu, homabay, mbita, siaya etc special ancestral locations. Same with UG,TZ,CONGO etc.. There is one in kisumu(ruclips.net/video/JqlhJWV-kf4/видео.html).LUO THRIFT WAS oginga odinga vision for entrepreneurship and cultural empowerment. Chinese for instance have confucius centers to preseve their language history culture worldwide.US blacks have african american history museums etc.
At Wang' Lei , was division between Alur to the west of R. Nile and Acholi to the east of R. Nile along Jonam .
Yeah. Unfortunately I never knew about this history.
I'm really so impressed 👍
Keep up this work omera me luo🙂
Thank you so much. Please share my content with friends and family. I want more luos on board
Bro keep it up...I love what am seeing 🔥
Thanks 💯. More to come. Kindly share my videos with your friends and family. I want many luos to be aware of how many we are in different countries. The luo nation is bigger than we initially thought
my lovely cousins...thanks so much
Our pleasure!We try our best
I got it from this video that the separation at Pakwach involved four sons namely Obongo (Labongo), Gipir,Nyipir, and Ovungu who was left at the dispersion point to take care of the shrine -Wang Lei
Alur are Jokomolo of kenya
Enyai nakanaka
KP Thank you for this effort you have started a good thing for the Luo to regroup and know each other . Be blessed Peter.
Thank you Collins. A journey of 1000 miles has started
Thanks for the program
You're welcome Joshua . Kindly share with friends and family
First wife en mikayi, second wife nyachira then the third wife is nyareru.
Thank you. These words left my mind but I'm happy I get to learn from people like you
Indime Baa
@@wuodoketch the fourth wife oluwo kado,fifth ndiga, sixth achupa,seventh ogongo, eighth nyapaya,ninth n'gicha,tenth olita.
@@carolineodongo3563 Apuoyo matek nyar luo
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So the fifth wife is a bicycle. 😂
i have watched your videos they are all quite informing and also very great i appreciate them...good job...would love to get in contact with you and share some knowledge...
Thanks so much Mike for the kind words. Yes, you can get in touch with me. I need more knowledge and info on how to effectively bring the luo together
@@KPtravels001 yes so how can we get in touch?
I'm an Alur(luo of DRC)from Mahagi. Very intersting. Similarity in what we say here. Great story. I would like to know more about our origin and visit that place cold wang'lei. I'll like if you Can come also in Mahagi(DRC). Am easily understanding the old man. What is speeking is realy our language here in Congo. I think junam only means people of river. We say i ai, i wok?
Thanks so much Asaph. I tried to come to Mahagi when I was in Congo but unfortunately I couldn't manage to get out of Goma due to Security issues. But hopefully I'll make it some day
You are right, Jonam and Jogot are just people from the Lake (Albert) and the mountains. It's obvious.
/Joluo from Kenya here! 🇰🇪
God bless you
Amen. Thank you so much
Bro you should now plan a come together of Luos from Kenya and those of Ug. Create a forum and am very much willing to be on board.We can as well organize a trip to Pakwach to such seak our origin.
and I am ready to welcome you guys here in pakwach, omego
That's a noble idea. We still need to have more people onboard. The people on this platform is not even 1% of the luo population. So yeah, it's a good idea worth going forward with
@@KPtravels001 exactly...but note something big is started with the few and rhe rest will see what's happening n join.
@@felixolama6846 wooow something big will happen bro.please share your links
I like this I have been looking for such contents
Hello. Anican Nyaka Alur. Thanks for this interesting story however a small house where elders sit and rest during sunshine is called PAYOT
Thanks for the information. Such corrections are highly appreciated and welcomed. Kindly share my videos widely with your friends and family. I need more luos here. Btw, I'll be back in Uganda this month.
First wife --- Mikayi
2 -- Nyachira
3 -- Reru
4 -- Odongo oher
Oooh very good. I didn't even know that there's a name for the 4th wife
@@KPtravels001 sit with the Deye and Kwere they will tell you
Lango first wife is dako adwong
Dako kao
It's a blessing I discovered this channel wan luooo
Thank you so much. Please share my channel with other luos, family and friends too. I want to reach out to as many luos as possible
Hi, am an alur from okoro, i like your video, a small story for da Luos, in 2007, i crashed my car at voi time was 8pm and got a serious musle pole, some guys came for resque and asked me what's your name? I told them am called Omega and they started crying thinking anything might happen to me, the same guys were luo, i requested them to take me to the doctor and they did so reaching da Indian doctors place he refused to talk to us thinking we are thiefs any way it was at 10pm, i requested them to take me hotel by then called voi tourist hotel, they dropped me to the hotel, the hotel manager started asking what's your name, i replied am called Omega luo from Uganda then he was like am also luo from Kenya, and i told him what happened to me, remember my car finished, i rolled twice, he was you intend to stay here for how many days? I told him 1week till i get better then will move back to Uganda, guess what, he called his staffs and told them, break, dinner bedding don't charge him, i will clear his bills, remember i had pain, i was full of joy, i remember praying for him all the time, when i got better, imargin at the Market mate luos and the guys who resque me, guess what? Given free items for nearly aweek, later moved back to Mombasa boarded Kenyan airway to ebb, i got better, after 2years, i went back to see the hotel manager at voi, i had left for some better job, tried his 4n and failed to connect, that's my small story, thanks to the Luos in kenya, i love you guys and luos at ugunja
Wow, what a marvelous story. Luos feel so much thrilled to meet other luos. I'm striving to create awareness among the luos. Not so many knew that there are other luos in other countries.
Wod Okoro 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 amothi yaa
An de atie wod Okoro i Nyapea mwa ya
Awuoro .Joluo ma Kenya ong'eyo ni Jok- Omolo (Ugenya, Gem gi Alego) ema ne owuok Pumbugu but it's all Luos !
The history taught in school is very shallow and inaccurate. That’s why I take it as my own responsibility to create awareness based on accurate knowledge. I want all luos of the world to know the TRUTH on how many luos exists out there and the true migration history. Kindly share my videos with your friends and family. Let’s reach as many luos as possible
This one is BOOM💥, great, great and so great...I think Luos has the best organised ancient system of chiefdom....I want to where your Tsirt KP travels how can I get one...? thanks much sharing this.
Thank you Ojur. The history of the luo is intriguing and getting it from Pakwach was so satisfying. I love every bit of what I do. Concerning my tshirts, I make them in Nairobi and I can organise one for you
Peter i like your work
may God bless you to continue teaching luo
Thank you so much Tobias. Kindly share my videos with your friends and family. I want as many luos as possible here
jonam have very very similar dialect to the Kenyan Luo, yawa.. i am so impressed
Thank you so much kptravel am alur from D R Congo 🇨🇩 still luo origin
Are you from Ituri?
Good job jadha Kogot, apuoyo ahinya❤
Thank you Jakager. Kindly help me share my work widely with your friends and family. I need more luos here.
I appreciate you very much Mr. Peter you're doing a great job...uniting Luos from different African countries.. I am a Luo from Tanzania I now know a good history my tribe luo
Thank you so much. I was in Sherati to cover the luo of Tanzania. And ofcourse I enjoyed Aliya and kuon bel.
We want you to visit Bar malo ei Sudan....
Send me a private message and I'll organise a trip.
Great 👌..am from Kenya, a place called UGENYA, MASIRO I have been to Uganda, Tororo and happened to meet our luo brothers known as Jo padhola,we managed to chat a lot.
There is only a slight difference in our dialect, example (as luos from Kenya 🇰🇪)
We call pig 🐖-( anguro)
Padhola call pig - ogwang'
Where as luos from Kenya (ogwang')is mongoose
Luos are fantastic 😊
I just imagine having cultural events happening across all luos from East Africa just like the TESO of Uganda and KENYA always have similar events annually where there leaders come together, last time they were in AMAGORO Kenya and next season it will happen likewise in Uganda.. their king 👑 was known as EMOR MOR.. wonderful experience
This sounds perfect. I can imagine your experience in Tororo. I loved my time with jopadhola as well .
On cultural events, I'm confident it will happen. We just need to build the unity foundation first and everything will fall into place
@@KPtravels001 true... 💪 Anyway good job bro 🙏
Anguro is actually Swahili corruption of nguruwe
This is quite uniting, I love the conversation keep it up
Thank you Okello. Kindly share with your friends and family. Let's have more luos here
Second wife is nyachira in Kenya luo. I don't know the rest but they also have names.
I'm happy I got it right. I knew the name for the 3rd wife but it's escaping my mind
@@KPtravels001 3rd wife is reru
Thanks Peter, I am still impressed keep it up
My pleasure! Help me share it widely with your friends and family.
pudo lak--pudho lak---nago lak. i love this
You should interview the anywak luo from Ethiopia you can find them in ruiru kenya
Thanks so much. I’m just a bit obsessed with drinking directly from the river
KPtravels do they have tour guides at the Wang-Lei Heritage site that narrate the history?
There is a spiritualist or custodian at Wang Lee who sometimes gives full narration
As he said, yes there are elders who understand the history and spirituality and they are helpful. Unfortunately, I was running out of time and couldn't wait because I had to run to Interview Lang'o and Kumam in other locations far from Pakwach
The more I watch your content the more I learn. Informative, insightful and fascinating.
Glad to hear it! I strive to give my best
Very good! Let's keep Luo history alive by all means. *Otieno, Luo Archives TV
Yes, we have the responsibility to keep it alive
Good work brother, 👍 thanks for connecting Luos togetherness
This is wonderful don't give up 👍🏿
Thank you Michelle. Kindly share with friends and family. I want all the possible luos onboard
I need to visit there😢
For sure. I will organize trips for people who would like to visit
Interesting. I love their thatched roofs.
It was one of the things that got me smiling alot. I also felt that luo have drifted so much from this
Am a Luo from kenya and I think you are doing well with your project
Wow this is informative.New subscriber here
Thanks for the sub! Kindly share with friends and family. I want as many luos here as possible. It motivates me to influence a big number
Peter, that jatelo said something important I think you should try.
What exactly😊? I mean he said many things
Amazing content.
Thank you. Kindly share with friends and family. I want as many luos as possible to be aware of the existence of others luos out there
I had no idea there was disunity among the Luo in Uganda, in Kenya we are very homogeneous and speak with one voice, culturally and politically. I'm concerned by the unrelenting efforts to dismantle Luo unity in Kenya, usually perpetrated by national leadership to weaken Luo hold on Kenyan politics
Yeah, so many luo ethnic groups out there living separately. The steps to unite is underway though starting from here
Our Jakom in Kenya is Raila Amolo Odinga
😂😂😂
wow
Very sad,it was ego of the brothers that caused the separation,I think wang le is the place the separation happened.would love to visit the place . Thank you for this video
Wang Lee the point of the axe is where the curse was placed
Yeah, sibling rivalries can be costly. I can highly recommend that you visit Wang Lee
It started with the missing Ancestral Spear inherited by Labongo which was irreplaceable then the missing magic bead given to nyipir by the mysterious lady who the keeper of the elephants which was irreplaceable also. It resulted into death of Labongo's daughter who was cut open in order to retrieve the bead.
In fact the whole the area from Karuma falls , the point of entry into northern uganda down the nile to pakwach is full of history of the Luo in terms of spiritual tradition . When ones goes to the Jopaluo then one will find out more.
@@odochokee9856 I forgot the part of the bead and the little girl,it was not entirely ego,I guess wisdom was not sought at that time...sad
I am an Alur from Congo. The Puvungo clan was tasked with performing the annual rituals for the Rwots of Ragem and Okoro.
1st- mikayi,2nd nyachira,3rd Reru,4th oluwo kado,5th ndiga,6th achupa,7th ogongo, 8th nyapaya,9th ngicha and 10th olita.
Good Job brother... Good Job Bro.
Thank you so much 😀. I’m trying my best
That's much appreciated
Interesting but would be better with subtitles when speaking Luo.
I'll take that into account next time
Abila is an altar/shrine
Kel video ma nge'ny mag joluo kamoroamora
Hahahaha yeah, it takes some time and money to get to Interview the people but trust I'm getting the Ethiopian luos soon
I love your Contents
Thank you Geoffrey. Help me share it more
It is sooo similar but these is a good way to unify the languages good work
Yeah, you can see how we can easily have a conversation with him though I'm luo of Kenya and he's Jonam
In dholuo DIT means of medium size. Ruoth madit would mean middle level chief. Ruoth maduong' is the top Chief. Second wife is Nyachira. Third wife is Reru. The rest are Nyiudi ( plural). Nyarot ( singular).
I think "dit" could mean big in Acholi but medium in luo of Kenya & Tanzania
I have been thinking that the fourth wife onwards is called Doho
@@KPtravels001dit is also big in Alur. Dwong means much. So Rwoth madit is the big chief. Pi madwong would be much water. Saying Rwoth madwong would sound weird for us and the Acoli too as far as I know
Ka Nyipir ma Kenya nitie relations
hello pk I am David and I also have a you tube channel David and Duncan we are talking about the similarities and differences between kalenjin and Luo people of Kenya
That's good move too. Thinking outside the box
Love it nilotic unity
Futile project, there are very few similarities.
We need to start a Luo unity club/organization in Kenya, I will 😁 if the future I see for myself come about
The future is now
Nice content Luo kenya ❤❤
Thank you so much. Don't forget to share with your friends and family. I need more luos on board.
The rest house is ot weo for lango
Abila is how the Mzee xplained for us too
Ot we? Does that directly translate to "house of guests "?
@@KPtravels001 ot wele is house for guest but ot weo ,weo is to breath or to rest
"iwacho nade" in dholuo is broken. The correct way is " iwacho nang'o" but I'm aware that the young these days the young say it that way. That doesn't make it correct though.
This is in luo of Kenya, right?
@@KPtravels001 correct. Luo of Kenya is the only one among other Luo dialects known as dholuo. The others talk of Lebluo or Lepluo. Meaning the tongue of the Luo. While in Kenya we talk of the mouth of the Luo( dholuo).
@@aduwopbarack1050 same as with the Jopadhola. The language is referred to as dhopadhola
But yes, agree with you that "iwacho nang'o" is the correct version
@@KPtravels001 my clan, the Kanyakwar is actually a Padhola( Kadhola) clan and not Alego as many Kenyan Luo have been misled for generations to believe.
2nd and 3rd wife in Luo Kenya is 'Nyachira and Reru'
just like this. welcome to uganda for this fact funding mission
Thank you Odoch. I've been to Uganda already and I'll be back to comb every single luo tribe that I haven't covered
@@KPtravels001 Hope to be one of the Uganda Lango tribe who will meet once your back. Please get more than one person per tribe to get actually good fact of dialect . I saw same people gambling with response as if they are not sure.
This fellow need to speak the siaya county Luo language coz that's the dialect spoken in Uganda.
This 'fellow' is from South Nyanza 😂😂😂
For real,have watched all the videos,all those languages are more closer to Luo of Siaya county and more so my Ugenya people.
@@isaacodhiambo4671
How do you know it's closer? I understood him fully and I'm from Nyakach.
How does Nyipir and Labongo relate to Dimo, Gilo and Nyikang?
An identical narration
nice job KP
Thanks!
First wife is Mikayi Kenyan Luo
I knew this. I just couldn't remember the second & third wives
First wife in luo is called mikayi
It is interesting that he says that the difference between lang'o and luo is only language.
Well, what do you think?
Whoever says that doesn't know the history of the Luo. Langi, by origin, aren't Luo where Luo is taken to mean descendants of Podho and Ramogi. They only speke the Luo language. They're our distant cousins. Lineage wise, they're closer to the Teso, the Karamoja, the Jie, the Masai and the Turkana. The family tree is like this: Kubanga(Ruhanga)(Luhanga), the first known ancestor of the Luo, sired KUKU.
KUKU sired SINAKURU and DINKA.
SINAKURU sired OKWAT LIELITUK, SULUK( SHILUK)( COLLO), PODHO(1) and ODONGO LANGO.
The ancestor of the Langi is OKWAT LELITUK who's also the ancestor of the Maasai, the Teso, the Turkana etc.
Odongo Lang'o sired Lengin whose descendants live in Kenya and Uganda and are known as the Kalenjin.
The Luo people wherever they may be in Africa descend from PODHO(1).
@@aduwopbarack1050 source?
@@bobbymeanie818 I can't immediately relate to this question as my wall access the reference.
@@bobbymeanie818 l get it. The Langi and the Luo are descended from the same man Sinakuru. Sinakuru had several sons. With the first wife he begat Okwat Lielituk ancestor of the Maasai, the Turkana, the Teso etc. With the 2nd wife he begat twins: Podho Koma aka Opiyo and Pok Bon aka Odongo. Podho is the direct ancestor of the Luo. Pok Bon is the direct ancestor of the Langi and the Kalenjin. So, although Langi doesn't directly belong to the Luo nation as it's known today, they're still one people with us. They're our brother. The language, Lepluo, Lebluo, Dheluo and Dholuo etc, therefore, belong to them too but not the direct bloodline. Source, written books some now out of print, oral history and personal research of many years. Don't know whether you had the honour to meet the renowned Luo novelist, Professor Okot P'bitek. In conversations of this nature, he'd always stress this point. His friend, Professor Taban Loliyong' from South Sudan is still alive. He recently launched a book in Kisumu town tracing the history of the Luo from our time in Egypt. Haven't got a hold of this yet, but based on my experience, I get its gist. I'll get a copy in next few days. So should you.
Amor godo Nyikwa Ramogi. 👋
We appreciate. Kindly help me share with friends and family
@@KPtravels001 Certainly!
Wow
Where is subtitles
The Jonam dialect is almost similar to Kenyan Luo.
Yeah, I consider it the closest to luo of Kenya (and TZ) followed by padhola.
How can we be introduced to other luo so we be together as one tribe
I am already doing that. Creating awareness. Kindly share my videos widely so many luo can access the knowledge.