Acholi



ETHNONYMS: Acoli, Acooli; historically: Gani, Lango, Lo-Gang, Shuuli

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RONALD R. ATKINSON

User Contributions:

very historical and interesting..I love reading the historic event and learning more about the tribe..GOD SPEED!!
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