Nkole people
The Nkole or Banyankole are a Bantu ethnic group native to Uganda. They primarily inhabit Ankole. They are closely related to other Bantu peoples of the region, namely the Nyoro, Kiga, Toro and Hema peoples.
Banyankole | |
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Total population | |
4,436,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Uganda | |
Languages | |
Runyankole and English | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Islam and Ankole Religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Rutara people (Bakiga, Batooro, Banyoro, Bahema, Bahaya and Baruuli) |
Person | OmunyaNkore |
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People | AbanyaNkore |
Language | OrunyaNkore |
Country | Nkore |
Names
There are several names they are referred to as. These include the following ones: Ankole, Ankori, Banyankole, Banyankore, Nkoles, Nkore, Nyankole, Nyankore, Ouanyankori, Runyankole, Runyankore, Uluyankole, Uluyankore.[2]
References
- "Nyankore Language | Joshua Project".
- Source LCSH, BnF
Other sources
- John Roscoe, The Banyankole: the second part of the report of the Mackie Ethnological Expedition to Central Africa, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1923, 176 p.
External links
- (in French) « Nkole (peuple d'Afrique) » (notice LCSH, BnF)
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