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Definition of Luo in English: LuonounPlural Luos ˈluːəʊˈlo͞oō 1A member of an East African people of Kenya and the upper Nile valley. 罗人（居住在东非肯尼亚和尼罗河上游的一个部族） Example sentencesExamples - The provincial capital of Kisumu is the third-largest city in Kenya and is a major cultural center for the Luo.
- Throughout the first few centuries A.D., Kenya was the destination of numerous migrating tribes, such as the Luo and the Bantu peoples.
- Most of the wealthiest people are Kikuyu, followed by the Luo.
- Owuor, a man from the tribe of the Luo, our ‘houseboy ‘, sensed my parents' bewilderment, grasped their hands and guided our lives from the first day to the last.
- A qualitative study on the Luo, a traditionally non-circumcising ethnic group in western Kenya, found high levels of acceptability.
- Both Moi and Odinga used the genuine grievances and concerns of those living in dire poverty in Kibera to mount a provocative political stunt aimed at winning votes from the Luo in the elections due next year.
- The outside world may see a Kenyan, but the person, if asked, would consider himself a Luo first.
- Even her first marriage to Otieno, a Luo, stretched boundaries as she is a Kikuyu, famous rivals of Luos for political and cultural reasons.
- There are, however, many societies in Kenya that do not circumcise, including the Luo, Kenya's second largest ethnic group.
2mass noun The Nilotic language of the Luo, with more than 3 million speakers. 罗语 Example sentencesExamples - EAE is greatly influenced by such languages as Swahili at large, Kikuyu in Kenya, Chichewa in Malawi, Luo in Kenya and Tanzania, and Shona in Zimbabwe.
- They speak Luo, which is their mother tongue, and learn Kiwahili as well.
- Other ethnic languages include Luo, Kikuyu, Kamba, Luyia, Gusii, and Kalenjin, which are usually spoken at home.
adjective ˈluːəʊˈlo͞oō Relating to the Luo or their language. （与）罗人（有关）的；（与）罗语（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples - Fourteen percent is Luhya, 13 percent is Luo, 12 percent is Kalenjin, 11 percent Kamba, 6 percent Kisii, and 6 percent Meru.
- In the Luo culture, there is no bigger event than a funeral feast.
- Tom Mboya, of the Luo tribe, was the more moderate of the two, and had the support of Western nations.
- Among the ceramic works featured in ‘Transforming through Fire’ were an Akan terracotta head, an Ijebu figure of an Ogboni or Oshugbo chief, a Ga'anda ancestral pot, and a Luo storage vessel.
- Zimba echoed Luo sentiments adding that he has travelled to remote areas of the country and witnessed the suffering, high ignorance and death levels.
- Even young Luo teenagers, who nowadays live in Nairobi and rarely visit Luoland, nevertheless have learned to speak Dholuo fluently.
- Odinga is from the Luo tribe, whereas Kibaki is from the Kikuyu, the largest tribal grouping.
- Violent clashes broke out on December 4 between the people of the Nubian and Luo tribal groupings in Kibera, one of Kenya's largest slums.
- During the exchange of the Peace, African singers and dancers from an East London Mother's Union Group performed a Luo song of praise.
Definition of Luo in US English: Luonounˈlo͞oō 1A member of an East African people of Kenya and the upper Nile valley. 罗人（居住在东非肯尼亚和尼罗河上游的一个部族） Example sentencesExamples - Both Moi and Odinga used the genuine grievances and concerns of those living in dire poverty in Kibera to mount a provocative political stunt aimed at winning votes from the Luo in the elections due next year.
- A qualitative study on the Luo, a traditionally non-circumcising ethnic group in western Kenya, found high levels of acceptability.
- Owuor, a man from the tribe of the Luo, our ‘houseboy ‘, sensed my parents' bewilderment, grasped their hands and guided our lives from the first day to the last.
- Throughout the first few centuries A.D., Kenya was the destination of numerous migrating tribes, such as the Luo and the Bantu peoples.
- There are, however, many societies in Kenya that do not circumcise, including the Luo, Kenya's second largest ethnic group.
- Most of the wealthiest people are Kikuyu, followed by the Luo.
- The outside world may see a Kenyan, but the person, if asked, would consider himself a Luo first.
- The provincial capital of Kisumu is the third-largest city in Kenya and is a major cultural center for the Luo.
- Even her first marriage to Otieno, a Luo, stretched boundaries as she is a Kikuyu, famous rivals of Luos for political and cultural reasons.
2The Nilotic language of the Luo. Example sentencesExamples - They speak Luo, which is their mother tongue, and learn Kiwahili as well.
- EAE is greatly influenced by such languages as Swahili at large, Kikuyu in Kenya, Chichewa in Malawi, Luo in Kenya and Tanzania, and Shona in Zimbabwe.
- Other ethnic languages include Luo, Kikuyu, Kamba, Luyia, Gusii, and Kalenjin, which are usually spoken at home.
adjectiveˈlo͞oō Relating to the Luo or their language. （与）罗人（有关）的；（与）罗语（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples - Odinga is from the Luo tribe, whereas Kibaki is from the Kikuyu, the largest tribal grouping.
- During the exchange of the Peace, African singers and dancers from an East London Mother's Union Group performed a Luo song of praise.
- Even young Luo teenagers, who nowadays live in Nairobi and rarely visit Luoland, nevertheless have learned to speak Dholuo fluently.
- In the Luo culture, there is no bigger event than a funeral feast.
- Among the ceramic works featured in ‘Transforming through Fire’ were an Akan terracotta head, an Ijebu figure of an Ogboni or Oshugbo chief, a Ga'anda ancestral pot, and a Luo storage vessel.
- Fourteen percent is Luhya, 13 percent is Luo, 12 percent is Kalenjin, 11 percent Kamba, 6 percent Kisii, and 6 percent Meru.
- Violent clashes broke out on December 4 between the people of the Nubian and Luo tribal groupings in Kibera, one of Kenya's largest slums.
- Zimba echoed Luo sentiments adding that he has travelled to remote areas of the country and witnessed the suffering, high ignorance and death levels.
- Tom Mboya, of the Luo tribe, was the more moderate of the two, and had the support of Western nations.
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