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Chollo (Shilluk) people are part of Lou pedigree. They inhabit on both East and West banks of the River Nile and on South and North of Sobat River, Upper Nile State in the Republic of South Sudan. Luo people:

Chollo 

 

The people who share Luo ancestry in Africa include.

 

Chollo in south Sudan

 

Chollo (Shilluk) people are found in Upper Nile Region

The Chollo were historically united in a single state headed by a divine king (reth) chosen from the sons of previous kings. The king's physical and ritual well-being was held to ensure the prosperity of the whole land. The large royal clan traced descent from the first king and culture hero, Nyikang (Nyikango).

CHOLLO LANGUAGE 

Chollo (natively Dhøg Cøllø) is a language spoken by the Shilluk people of South Sudan and Sudan. It is closely related to other Luo languages. The term Shilluk is a pronunciation of Arabic origin.

South Sudan

1. Chollo (Shilluk)
2. Acholi
3. Anyuak

4. Lango
5. Blanda Boor
6. Dimo (Pari)

7. Thuri
8. Jur Chol (Luwo)

Uganda

1. Acholi
2. Alur
3. Jopadhola
4. Kumam
5. Lango

Kenya and Tanzania

1. Joluo (Luo)

 

Ethiopia

1. Anyuak

Congo

1. Alur

CHOLLO KINGDOM

The Shilluk are a Nilotic group that lives along the Nile and Sobat Rivers. They are the third largest ethnic group in South Sudan. The Shilluk kingdom is hierarchical and falls under the authority of the hereditary Shilluk king or reth.

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KINGDOM HEADQUATER

The Shilluk Kingdom, dominated by the Shilluk people, was located along the banks of the White Nile river in what is now South Sudan and southern Sudan. Its capital and royal residence was in the town of Fashoda.

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PACHODO

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CHOLLO PEOPLE

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