Acholiland
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| Total population | |
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| (Approximately 1.2 million) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Uganda South Sudan
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| Languages | |
| Acholi | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism; Anglicanism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Luo peoples, other Nilotic peoples |
Acholi children in an IDP camp in Kitgum, 2005
Acholi (also Acoli) is a Luo Nilotic ethnic group from Northern Uganda (an area commonly referred to as Acoliland), including the districts of Agago, Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum, Nwoya, Lamwo, and Pader; and Magwe County in South Sudan. Approximately 1.17 million Acoli were counted in the Uganda census of 2002, and 45,000 more were living in South Sudan in 2000.
The Acholi dialect is a Western Nilotic language, classified as Luo (or Lwo). It is mutually intelligible with Lango, Alur and other Luo languages. The Luo language and dialect is spoken by the Luo groups who are currently settled in various locations including western Kenya, Eastern Uganda, Acholiland, West Nile in Uganda, and South Sudan.
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