Luo may refer to:
Luo peoples and languages
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Luo peoples, an ethno-linguistic group of eastern and central Africa
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Luo people of Kenya and Tanzania or Joluo, an ethnic group in western Kenya, eastern Uganda, and northern Tanzania.
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Luoland Luoland (historically "Kavirondo") is the tribal homeland of the Kenya Luo (also called Jo-Luo or Kavirondo), a people of western Kenya, also extending into eastern Uganda and northern Tanzania. This area consists roughly of the basin surrounding W ...
, the tribal homeland of the group immediately above
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Luo languages, a dozen languages spoken by the Luo peoples
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Luo language (Kenya and Tanzania) or Dholuo
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Southern Luo, a dialect cluster of Uganda and neighboring countries
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Luo language (Cameroon), a nearly extinct language of Cameroon - not associated with Luo languages above
People
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Luo (surname)
Luo or Lo refers to the Mandarin romanizations of the Chinese surnames 羅 (Simplified Chinese: 罗, pinyin: Luó, Jyutping: Lo4) and 駱 (Simplified Chinese: 骆, pinyin: Luò, Jyutping: Lok3). Of the two surnames, wikt:罗 is much more commo ...
(羅), Chinese surname
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Luò (surname)
Luò () is a Chinese surname, also known as Lo in Wade-Giles romanization It is pronounced Loc, Lock or Locke in Cantonese.
According to a 2013 study it was the 163rd most common surname, shared by 960,000 people or 0.073% of the population, with ...
(駱), Chinese surname
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Jing Jing Luo
Jing Jing Luo (; born 1953) is a Chinese composer.
Early life and training
Jing was born in Beijing. She received an undergraduate degree in Shanghai and postgraduate degrees from the New England Conservatory and the State University of New Y ...
, Chinese composer
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Luo Changqing
Luo Changqing, a 70-year-old cleaner, died from head injuries sustained after he was hit by a brick thrown by a Hong Kong protester during a violent confrontation between two groups in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong on 13 November 2019. Following his in ...
, killed in the 2019 Hong Kong protests
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Michael Luo
Michael M. Luo (born 1976) is an American journalist and current editor of He previously wrote for ''The New York Times'', where he was an investigative reporter.[Show Lo
Show Lo Chih Hsiang (; born July 30, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, actor and host. He is commonly known by his nickname Hsiao Chu (Little Pig) (). Lo is recognized for his trademark dance music and comedic talent. He has over 50 million followe ...]
(born 1979), Taiwanese singer, dancer and actor
Geography
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Luo (state), a Chinese feudal state, 11th–7th centuries B.C.
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Luo River (Henan) (洛河, Luohe), a tributary of the Yellow River, flows mostly in Henan province of China
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Luo River (Shaanxi) (洛河, Luohe), river in Shaanxi, China, second largest tributary of the Wei River
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Luo River (Fujian) (洛江, Luojiang), river in Fujian, China; flows into Quanzhou Bay of Taiwan Strait
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Luo Scientific Reserve, a protected area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Luo (also Luoyi 洛邑) the ancient Zhou capital: see
Luoyang
Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of Luo River (Henan), Luo River and Yellow River in the west of Henan province. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the ...
Other uses
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Luo (instrument), a type of Chinese gong
*Luo, a character in the novel ''
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress'' by Dai Sijie
See also
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LUO, the IATA abbreviation for Luena Airport in Angola
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Luo River (disambiguation)
Luo River may refer to:
*Luo River (Henan) (洛河, Luòhé), a tributary of the Yellow River, flows mostly in Henan province of China
*Luo River (Shaanxi) (洛河, Luòhé), also known as the North Luo Rive (北洛河, Běi Luòhé), a river in S ...
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