Luo
Americannoun
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Luos,
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Luo
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a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
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the Nilotic language of the Luo people.
noun
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a member of a cattle-herding Nilotic people living chiefly east of Lake Victoria in Kenya
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the language of this people, belonging to the Nilotic group of the Nilo-Saharan family
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"Apart from that, China's retail landscape is very digital/social media driven, and China's digital ecosystem is also very unique," Luo told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
Prosecutors said Luo reached out to Edens’s family members, including his current wife and ex-wife, and threatened to go to the media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Defense attorney Arthur Aidala said Luo, after considerable discussion with family and friends, concluded it was in everyone’s best interest for her to accept responsibility for her conduct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The first author is Luo Yan from the HKU IDS.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
She spoke no English, only Luo, and expressed delight that we’d come all this way to see her.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
The handshake has also eased tensions between Luos and Kikuyus, the ethnic group to which Mr Kenyatta belongs.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2022
In a country rived by tribal rivalries, Kenyatta, 55, has the support of many Kikuyus and Kalenjins, while Odinga, 72, is strong among the Luos, Luhyas and Kambas.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2017
Still, he can instantly stir up the passions and loyalty of millions of fellow Luos, among others.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2014
Those who are united by the language “are not Kikuyus, they’re not Luos … they are Nairobians, young Nairobians speaking Sheng.”
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2013
Other Luos sat half naked by the road, smeared with the traditional clay of mourning, while witch doctors in white ostrich feathers and monkey-skin skirts pranced among them.
From Time Magazine Archive
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