• PEOPLE NAME: LUO OF UNITED STATES

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PEID: 47293

ROP: 115030

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Nilotic

Language: Dholuo - (luo)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Neo-Pentecostalism

Country: United States

Also found in: Kenya; Tanzania

Population: 7,400

Global Population: 5,845,400


PEID: 47293

ROP: 115030

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Luo of United States, numbering 7,400, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Nilotic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 5,845,400 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Dholuo. The primary religion practiced by the Luo is Neo-Pentecostalism, a movement characterized by manifestations in non-Pentecostal churches of what have been traditionally categorized as Pentecostal experiences, frequently combined with prosperity gospel theology.


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