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Community
Joka-Jok
Joka-Jok
LuoPatrilineal lineageDholuo7 clans documented
Language
Dholuo
Lineage system
Patrilineal
Population
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Type
Community
About the Joka-Jok

First and largest wave of Luo migrants into northern Nyanza, estimated 1490-1517. Settled at Ramogi Hill.

How they identify
Person (singular)Joka-Jok
People (plural)Jo-Jok
HomelandSiaya County
Language / dialectDholuo

A member introduces themselves: “Ndi Joka-Jok” — from the land of Siaya County.

Clans (7)
Jo-Gem
Jo-Gem
→
Jo-Kajulu
Jo-Kajulu
→
Jo-Kisumu
Jo-Kisumu
→
Jo-Nyakach
Jo-Nyakach
→
Jo-Seme
Jo-Seme
→
Jo-Ugenya
Jo-Ugenya
→
Seje
→
Sources
  • Ogot, Bethwell A. History of the Southern Luo (1967)
Parent ethnic group
Luo
Jo-Luo
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At a glance
NameJoka-Jok
EndonymJoka-Jok
Ethnic groupLuo
TypeCommunity
LanguageDholuo
LineagePatrilineal
Sub-groups0 documented
Clans7 documented
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