Karamojong

E352944

The Karamojong are a traditionally pastoralist Nilotic ethnic group from northeastern Uganda, known for their cattle herding culture and distinctive customs.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Karamojong canonical 9
Karamojong people 5
Karamojong (minority) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
pastoralist community ⓘ
climateOfHomeland semi-arid ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Uganda ⓘ
countryBorderContext near Kenya ⓘ
near South Sudan ⓘ
culturalTrait age-set system ⓘ
body adornment ⓘ
bridewealth in cattle ⓘ
distinctive dress ⓘ
warrior traditions ⓘ
districtPresence Abim District ⓘ
Kaabong District ⓘ
Kotido District ⓘ
Moroto District ⓘ
linked to: Moroto

Nakapiripirit District ⓘ
Napak District ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Uganda ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Nilotic peoples ⓘ
foodSecurityIssues vulnerability to drought ⓘ
knownFor cattle raiding conflicts ⓘ
resistance to disarmament campaigns ⓘ
landUse communal grazing lands ⓘ
language Karamojong language ⓘ
linked to: Turkana language
languageFamily Eastern Nilotic languages ⓘ
Nilotic languages ⓘ
mainLivestock cattle ⓘ
goats ⓘ
sheep ⓘ
manyattaDefinition fenced homestead or settlement ⓘ
modernChange growing engagement in crop farming ⓘ
increasing sedentarization ⓘ
participation in national education system ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity livestock keeping ⓘ
region Karamoja sub-region ⓘ
linked to: Karamoja region

Northeastern Uganda ⓘ
relatedGroup Dodoth ⓘ
Iteso ⓘ
linked to: Iteso people

Jie ⓘ
Toposa ⓘ
Turkana ⓘ
linked to: Lake Turkana
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
settlementPattern manyattas ⓘ
semi-nomadic ⓘ
subgroupOf Eastern Nilotes ⓘ
linked to: Nilotic peoples
traditionalLivelihood cattle herding ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
traditionalReligionFeature ancestor veneration ⓘ
cattle-centered rituals ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

English in Uganda → coexistsWith → Karamojong ⓘ
Iteso people → relatedEthnicGroup → Karamojong people ⓘ
linked to: Karamojong
Teso → neighboringLanguage → Karamojong ⓘ
Karamoja region → ethnicGroup → Karamojong ⓘ
Teso–Turkana group → hasPart → Karamojong people ⓘ
linked to: Karamojong
Iteso → relatedEthnicGroup → Karamojong people ⓘ
linked to: Karamojong
Katakwi District → hasEthnicGroup → Karamojong (minority) ⓘ
linked to: Karamojong
Toposa → relatedEthnicGroup → Karamojong ⓘ
Toposa people → relatedEthnicGroup → Karamojong people ⓘ
linked to: Karamojong
Turkana people → relatedEthnicGroup → Karamojong people ⓘ
linked to: Karamojong
Kaabong District → populationGroup → Karamojong ⓘ
Kotido District → hasEthnicGroup → Karamojong ⓘ