Lango is a
Nilo-Hamites ethnic group originating in
South Sudan
South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...
. They are
nomad
Nomads are communities without fixed habitation who regularly move to and from areas. Such groups include hunter-gatherers, pastoral nomads (owning livestock), tinkers and trader nomads. In the twentieth century, the population of nomadic pa ...
ic
agriculturists and Pastoralists. The Lango live in the
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Lango of Uganda">Eastern Equatoria State. This region borders Uganda to the South and their inhabitants are sharing ancestral lines with the Lango people">Lango of Uganda.
Composition
The Lango are people who are predominantly found all over Ikwoto County of Eastern Equatoria State after the majority migrated to Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Congo. The name of the tribe is the oldest used by all Nilo-hamites. Lango are both the people and the Language, and it means advancers especially during the great migration era.
Alternative spellings
The name "''Lango''" can also be spelled as ''Langgo'' or ''Lalangoni'' when referring to a male, or as ''Nalangoni'' for a female.
External links
Gurtong Peace Project - South Sudanese Communities
Nilotic peoples
Ethnic groups in South Sudan
Eastern Equatoria
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