Logo people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c.200,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Uélé) Uganda South Sudan | |
| Languages | |
| Logoti, Lingala, English | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Alur, Kakwa, and Bari peoples |
The Logo people or Logoa (plural) are an
Yei in South Sudan.[3]
The ethnic group is traditionally associated with the
Kaliko, Bari and Lugbara languages spoken in the same region.[1] The word logo means "human being" in the local language.[3]
Historically, the Logoa were less powerful than the important
Azande ethnic groups in the same region.[5] Originating in the Sudan, the Logoa were progressively pushed southwards into their current territories around Faradje by rival ethnic groups and especially expanding Azande influence in the 19th century. Their remote location within the Congo meant that they were however able to avoid becoming subject peoples.[3] The Logoa are divided into a number of tribal units and do not form a single polity.[1] According to anthropologist Jan Vansina, the territory occupied by the Logoa and the Avukaya ethnic group forms a distinct geographic unit.[1]
Citations
- ^ ISBN 978-2-8710-6578-4.
- ISBN 9780199733903.
- ^ ISBN 978-2-8710-6578-4.
- ^ a b "Logo". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ISBN 978-2-8710-6578-4.
Further reading
- Peeters, Leo (1963). La géographie du pays Logo au sud d'Aba (Républic du Congo). Publications du CEMUBAC, no 67 (in French). Brussels: Édition CEMUBAC.
- Irumu Agozia-Kario, Julien (2018). Aperçu socioculturel de l'ethnie Logo. Paris: L'Harmattan. ISBN 9782343122557.
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