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Joka-Jok · Clan
Jo-Gem
Jo-Gem
LuoPatrilineal lineageTotem: Leopard (Kwach)Siaya County
How they identify
Man (singular)Jo-Gem
Totem & taboos
  • Cannot marry within the same anyuola (clan)
  • Marrying within your father's clan is forbidden (clan exogamy)
Geographic area
Siaya County
Sub-clans

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Sources
  • Ogot, Bethwell A. History of the Southern Luo (1967)
Clan totem
Leopard (Kwach)
Parent ethnic group
Luo
Jo-Luo
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Sub-group
Joka-Jok
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At a glance
Clan nameJo-Gem
EndonymJo-Gem
Ethnic groupLuo
LineagePatrilineal
TotemLeopard (Kwach)
Taboos2 documented
Sub-clans0 documented
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