Jopadhola

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Jopadhola are a Nilotic ethnic group primarily found in eastern Uganda, known for their Dhopadhola language and cultural ties to other Luo-speaking peoples.

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Label Occurrences
Jopadhola canonical 7

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nilotic people
ethnic group
alternateName Adhola
Badama (historical/variant)
clanSystem patrilineal clans
country Uganda
ethnolinguisticGroup Luo peoples
linked to: Luo people
language Dhopadhola
languageFamily Luo languages
linked to: Luo language
languageStatus minority language in Uganda
migrationOrigin Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
migrationRelation part of wider Luo migrations
nationalityContext recognized ethnic group in Uganda
primaryRegion Eastern Uganda
linked to: eastern Uganda

Tororo District
relatedEthnicGroup Acholi
linked to: Acholi people

Adhola diaspora communities
Alur
Langi
religion African traditional religion
Christianity
Islam
selfDesignation Badongo ba Jopadhola
socialOrganization clan-based society
traditionalBelief ancestor veneration
belief in spiritual forces
traditionalCrops beans
cassava
maize
millet
sorghum
sweet potatoes
traditionalDance Luo-style communal dances
traditionalEconomy cattle keeping
subsistence agriculture
traditionalLeadership clan elders
traditionalMusic bow lyre (adungu)
drumming

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