The Acholi people (/ ə ˈ tʃ oʊ. l i / ə-CHOH-li, also spelled Acoli) are a Nilotic ethnic group of Luo peoples (also spelled Lwo), found in Magwi County in South Sudan and Northern Uganda (an area commonly referred to as Acholiland), including the districts of Agago, Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum, Nwoya, Lamwo, Pader and Omoro District.

Acholi, ethnolinguistic group of northern Uganda and South Sudan. Numbering more than one million at the turn of the 21st century, they speak a Western Nilotic language of the Eastern Sudanic branch of the Nilo-Saharan family and are culturally and historically related to their traditional enemies,

Acholi (also Acoli, Akoli, Acooli, Atscholi, Shuli, Gang, Lwoo, Lwo, Lok Acoli, Dok Acoli) is a language primarily spoken by the Acholi people in the districts of Gulu, Kitgum and Pader, a region known as Acholiland in northern Uganda. Acholi is also spoken in the southern part of the Opari District of South Sudan.

Acholi may refer to: Acholi people, a Luo nation of Uganda, in the Northern part of the country. Acholi language, a Nilotic language; Acholi Inn, a building in Gulu, Uganda; Acholi nationalism, a political ideology of Acholi people

Explore the rich cultural heritage and resilience of the Acholi people, their traditional practices, language, and the profound impact of historical events on their society.

2024年4月7日 · The Acholi are one of the many ethnic groups that inhabit Uganda, a landlocked country in East Africa. They are part of the larger Luo family, a Nilotic group that also includes the Lango, Alur, Jopadhola, and Joluo of Kenya and Tanzania. The Acholi speak a Western Nilotic language called Acholi, which is closely related to Lango and Dholuo.

The Acholi people (also spelled Acoli) are a Luo nation found in Magwi County in South Sudan and Northern Uganda (an area commonly referred to as Acholiland), including the districts of Agago, Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum, Nwoya, Lamwo, and Pader.

2022年11月15日 · The Acholi/Acoli people are a Luo nation from Agago, Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum, Nwoya, Lamwo and Pader in Northern Uganda (an area commonly referred to as Acholiland) and Magwe County in South Sudan.

The Acholi ethnic group lives in northern Uganda, in the districts of Gulu, Kitkum and Pader. Acholiland and neighbouring districts have been ravaged by the insurgency led by Lord’s resistance Army since 1987.

Although the colonialists preferred to rank the Acholi among the stateless societies, the Acholi had a system of centralized government. There were organized under chiefdoms each under a hereditary ruler known as Rwot .