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jajuok

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Luo

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Etymology

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Cognate to Alur jajok (pl. jojogi) and Acholi lajok (pl. lojogi).[1]

Noun

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jajuok (plural jojuogi)[1]

  1. One who can harm people by practising black magic;[2] wizard.[3]
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(Nouns)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Southall, Aidan (1971). "Cross Cultural Meanings and Multilingualism," p. 380. In W. H. Whiteley (ed.) Language Use and Social Change: Problems of Multilingualism with Special Reference to Eastern Africa, pp. 376–396. London: International African Institute/Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ Hauge, Hans-Egil (1974). Luo Religion and Folklore, pp. 50, 80. Oslo and Bergen and Tromsø: Universitetsforlaget. →ISBN
  3. ^ Okoth-Okombo, Duncan (1997). A functional grammar of Dholuo, p. 38. Köln: Köppe. →ISBN