| dc.description.abstract | A history of the Luo of South Nyanza" is the outcome
of a study of the Luo peoples of South Nyanza. The
fieldwork was carried out between 1976 and 1978. The
luo people occupy the area which is politically divinded ..LuLu
Mbita, Roma Bay, Karachuonyo, Kabondo/Kasipul, Ndthiwa and
Migori constituencies. However, in certain areas such
as Mbita and Migori constituencies, the early inhabitants
were basically Bantu speakers and through a process of
cultural assimilation, some of these people today speak
Dholuo and are grouped as the Luo. •
The people of Migori constituency are an amalgamation
of many ethnic groups and this work does not cover
them. Among them are the Abakuria whose history has been
provided by Abuso. The Luo country, on the other hand,
comprises the Kanyamwa, Kabwoch, Kwabwaw'i, Kanyikela,
Kanyidoto, Karungu, Kadem, Karachuonyo which is further ",
sub~divided into Lower and Upper Karachuonyo, the latter
being composed of Kabondo and Kasipul. Then there are
other areas and these are Kanyada, Kochia, Kagan, Gem,
Kamagambo, Sakwa and Kanyamkago. All these areas are in
the mainland South Nyanza. | en |
