Meanings of acholi in English

By early explorers the Acholi were called Shuli, a name now obsolete.

Returning rebels do three cleansing rites before being accepted back into Acholi society.

The Acholi are good hunters, using nets and spears, and keep goats, sheep and cattle.

The Acholi have a customary land ownership system which recognizes seven categories of land, said Tebere.

They are akin to the Acholi (q.v.

Acholi Machon A band of former freedom fighters from the Acholi tribe of northern Uganda who've traded in their rifles for thumb pianos.

Lack of land rights for women is another major problem, as access to land is usually passed down through the male line in Acholi culture.

ACHOLI, a negro people of the upper Nile valley, dwelling on the east bank of the Bahr-el-Jebel, about a hundred miles north of Albert Nyanza.

So far, 5,000 people who are qualified for compensation have been recorded in the Acholi sub region, the epicentre of the LRA's brutalities.