Population

3,185,000 in Kenya (1994 I. Larsen BTL). Population total all countries: 3,465,000.

Region

Nyanza Province . Also spoken in Tanzania .

Alternate names  

Dholuo, Nilotic Kavirondo, Kavirondo Luo

Classification

Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Western, Luo, Southern, Luo-Acholi, Luo

Language development

Literacy rate in first language: 10% to 30%. Literacy rate in second language: 50% to 75%. Bible: 1953-1977.

Comments

Different from Lwo of Uganda or Lwo (Luo, Jur Lwo) of Sudan . Fishermen. Christian, traditional religion, Muslim.