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Jo-Sakwa
Jo-Sakwa
LuoPatrilineal lineageSiaya County
How they identify
Man (singular)Jo-Sakwa
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)
Parent ethnic group
Luo
Jo-Luo
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Sub-group
Joka-Owiny
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At a glance
Clan nameJo-Sakwa
EndonymJo-Sakwa
Ethnic groupLuo
LineagePatrilineal
Taboos2 documented
Sub-clans0 documented
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