African Studies Thesaurus
Nyoro
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294929738
STA
Approved
UPD
2012-03-23
DUT
Nyoro
IND
6
MIS
LCSH: Nyoro; AE: Nyoro; E: Nyoro; I: Every Munyoro belongs to a clan. Long before the tradition of kingdoms, the Banyoro lived in clan groupings. Areas of the land were named after the clan which lived there. For example, Buyaga was the area of the bayaga clan, Buruli that of the baruli clan, Bugahya that of the bagahya clan, etc.
PPN
294929738
UDC
301.185.12Nyoro 301.185.12Yaga
MRF
316.356.4Nyoro
BT1
Ugandan peoples
UF
Banyoro
Bunyoro
Kitara
Runyoro
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