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Acholi people

a Nilotic ethnic group of Luo peoples, found in Magwi County in South Sudan and Northern Uganda, including the districts of Agago, Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum, Nwoya, Lamwo, Pader and Omoro District
Intangible ethnic_group Q340581
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Acholi people

Summary

Acholi people is an ethnic group[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Acholi people is in the country of South Sudan[3].
  • Acholi people is in the country of Uganda[4].
  • Acholi people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[5].
  • Acholi people is part of Luo peoples[6].
  • Acholi people's Commons category is recorded as Acholi people[7].
  • Acholi people's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Acholi people[8].
  • Acholi people's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Acholi people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[5].

Use and Application

Acholi people is part of Luo peoples[6].

Why It Matters

Acholi people has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

South Sudan Uganda

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ASC Leiden Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ASC Leiden Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Bayzeit · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → Q8886726
    Wikidata description → a Nilotic ethnic group of Luo peoples, found in Magwi County in South Sudan and
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q8886726]]"
  2. 7w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Country → South Sudan, Uganda
    Instance of → —
    Part of → Luo peoples
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007293976005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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