Kumam

Kumam

The Kumam (also known as Ikumama, Ikokolemu and Akokolemu) are a Ugandan ethnic group of about 150,000 living mainly in Kaberamaido district as well as the western areas of Teso sub-region, and the south-east of Lira District.

They speak a Luo language similar to the language spoken by the Lango, with some Iteso vocabulary.

Kumam traditions say are part of the Iteso people. They probably lost their Eastern Nilotic Ateker language and took up the Western Nilotic Luo spoken by their Lango and Acholi neighbours – due to prolonged contact and intermarriages.

External links

* [http://strategyleader.org/profiles/kumam.html A Cultural Profile of the Kumam People of Uganda]
* [http://www.myuganda.co.ug/about/kumam.php The Kumam (myUganda.com)]


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