The Nkole or Banyankole are a
Bantu
Bantu may refer to:
*Bantu languages, constitute the largest sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages
*Bantu peoples, over 400 peoples of Africa speaking a Bantu language
* Bantu knots, a type of African hairstyle
*Black Association for National ...
ethnic group
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native to
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
. They primarily inhabit
Ankole
Ankole (Nkore language, Runyankore: ''Nkore''), was a traditional Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom in Uganda and lasted from the 15th century until 1967. The kingdom was located in south-western Uganda, east of Lake Edward.
History
Ankole Realm, K ...
. They are closely related to other Bantu peoples of the region, namely the
Nyoro,
Kiga,
Toro and
Hema peoples.
Names
There are several names they are referred to as. These include the following ones: Ankole, Ankori, Banyankole, Banyankore, Nkoles, Nkore, Nyankole, Nyankore, Ouanyankori, Runyankole, Runyankore, Uluyankole, Uluyankore.
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References
Other sources
* John Roscoe, ''The Banyankole: the second part of the report of the Mackie Ethnological Expedition to Central Africa'', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1923, 176 p.
External links
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« Nkole (peuple d'Afrique) »
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Ethnic groups in Uganda