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Acholi.

A member of people in northern Uganda and southern Sudan.

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noun/əˈtʃoʊ.li/General-American
  1. A member of people in northern Uganda and southern Sudan.

    in-plural · often
name/əˈtʃoʊ.li/General-American
  1. A Nilo-Saharan language spoken primarily by this people, in the districts of Gulu, Kitgum and Pader, a region known as Acholiland in northern Uganda.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.