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Luo

American  
[loo-oh, loo-oh] / luˈoʊ, ˈlu oʊ /

noun

plural

Luos,

plural

Luo

  1. a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.

  2. the Nilotic language of the Luo people.

Luo British  
/ ˈluːəʊ, ləˈwəʊ /

noun

  1. a member of a cattle-herding Nilotic people living chiefly east of Lake Victoria in Kenya

  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Nilotic group of the Nilo-Saharan family

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Example Sentences

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"It's unbelievable," Guan's mother, Luo Yun, said of the outcome.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

The research focuses on the specific chemical compounds inside Luo Han Guo and how they may support health.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026

Legion Maria -- or Legio Maria in the language of the Luo, an ethnic group to which many of its members belong -- was founded in 1966.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

It shaved 41 minutes off the previous mark set when Shaun Murphy thrashed Luo Hong Hao 10-0 in the first round in 2019.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

She was fluent in English, German, Swahili, and her family’s local language, called Luo.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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