Lotuko

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Lotuko

(self-designation Otukso), a people living in southern Sudan, near the city of Juba and between the White Nile and Pibor rivers. The population, including the related Logir, Dongotono, Loruama, and Lokoiya, is about 200,000 (1967, estimate). The Lotuko language is a Nilotic language. The Lotuko maintain their traditional religious beliefs (nature and ancestor worship). Their chief occupation is livestock raising, supplemented by hoe farming, hunting, and fishing.

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1994 Ikotos conference : convened amongst the Lotuko, Didinga, Boya and Toposa communities to address intercommmunal conflict, which had escalated after the 1991 SPLA split.

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