Thursday, January 28, 2010

The Moru

The Moru nationality are the second largest ethnic group in Western Equatoria after the Azande and they consists of clans or sections namely Meza (the largest), Gbariba, Kediro, Agyi, Andri, Lakamadi, Nyamusa, Biti and Wira.

The Moru number about eighty to one hundred thousand [SRRC statistics] and are found in Mundri and Maridi Counties.

The main towns are Mundri, Amadi, Lui, Jambo, Maridi(shared), Kotobi and many other smaller settlements.

The Moru speak the Moru language which is Nilo-Saharan language and a common dialect especially in Mundri and Lui areas. Many members of this ethnicity are Christians.