Nilotic peoples
Nilotic is a word that refers to a number of people who speak Nilotic languages. Today they live in Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia. Most of them are farmers, raising cattle.
Nilotic Peoples Media
Areas where Nilotic languages are spoken
Maasai men in Ngorongoro, Tanzania
Nubian head from the New Kingdom period of Ancient Egypt (circa 1295 –1070 BC)
Politician John Garang (Dinka) amongst Nilotic supporters in South Sudan
The kingdoms of the Funj, Cøllø (pronounced "Chollo"), Tegali, and Fur, circa 1800
Mount Elgon, referred by Kalenjin as Tulwop Kony, a common Kalenjin point of origin
Nilotic men in Kapoeta, South Sudan
Pokot women trekking through the Kenya outback
Cross-country world champion and record holder Lornah Kiplagat is one of many prominent Nilotic distance runners.
