Acholi
noun
Acho·li
\ə-ˈchō-lē\
variants: less commonly
Acoli
\ə-ˈchō-lē\Definition of Acholi
Acholi
orAcholis
alsoAcoli
orAcolis
1a : a nomadic pastoral people of northern Uganda b : a member of such people
2 : a Nilotic language of the Acholi people
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1874
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1874
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