Alur community

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The Alur community is an ethnic group primarily found in northwestern Uganda and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for its distinct cultural traditions and Nilotic heritage.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Alur community canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nilotic people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
agriculturalCrops cassava ⓘ
maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
culturalRegion Great Lakes region of Africa ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Nilotic ⓘ
linked to: Nilotic peoples
hasCulturalPractice ancestor veneration ⓘ
bridewealth ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ
hasDemonym Alur ⓘ
hasEthnonym Alur ⓘ
hasNeighboringEthnicGroup Acholi people ⓘ
Kakwa people ⓘ
Lendu people ⓘ
Lugbara people ⓘ
hasTraditionalBelief sacred ancestors ⓘ
spirit world ⓘ
language Alur language ⓘ
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ
Nilotic languages ⓘ
Western Nilotic languages ⓘ
locatedIn northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
northwestern Uganda ⓘ
migrationOrigin Upper Nile region ⓘ
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
partOf Nilotic peoples of East Africa ⓘ
linked to: Nilotic peoples
region Haut-Uélé Province ⓘ
Ituri Province ⓘ
West Nile sub-region ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
sharesCulturalTraitsWith Luo peoples ⓘ
linked to: Luo people
socialOrganization clan-based system ⓘ
traditionalAuthority chiefs ⓘ
clan leaders ⓘ
traditionalDance communal dances ⓘ
traditionalHousing thatched huts ⓘ
traditionalLivelihood agriculture ⓘ
cattle keeping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
traditionalMusic drum-based ensembles ⓘ
usesOralTraditions folktales ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ

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

Alur language → usedBy → Alur community ⓘ