Hello,

I am a Kenyan from the Luo tribe. Your thread is very fascinating. I am a junkie of all things cultural and love to learn all I can about different cultures. I came across something today and wanted to ask my Nigerian brothers what your opinion is:



DAVID O'GRADY
Is there an anthropological connection between the Luo of Kenya and the Igbo of Nigeria?
These are two major ethnic groups living thousands of miles apart.But surprising similarities exist in their norms,beliefs,values,names of people and places.Both Luo and Igbo are the first to admit the similarities but no one seems to have an explanation.Names such as Okoye,Akomo,Gombe,(Luo,Igbo)Okonkwo(Igbo… Okongo(Luo) mean the same thing in both languages.Akomo means born during a harvest.
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an interesting observation is that Luo believed in a powerful sun god known as chieng' who was the source of all laws known as chik.compare this with the igbo fetish god chi.The Luo trace their ancestry to ancient egypt where they lived centuries ago before migrating southwards to sudan and east africa.interestingly,local folklorist claim 'some of their brothers migrated westwards'.No one knows what became of the group that migrated westwards."
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