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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
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