Pojulu people
tribe of the White Nile Valley
The Pojulu (or Pojulu people) is a tribe of the savanna lands in the White Nile Valley, in the Equatoria region of South Sudan. They are Nilotic people and part of the Karo people—which also includes Bari, Mundari, Kakwa, Kuku, Nyangwara, and the Karo Tribes Of Omo Valley in Ethiopia such as the Banna, Hamer, Mursi, Kara, Dassanech, Arbore, Nyangatom known as the Omo Karo peoples.
The Pojulu differentiate into smaller clans of Nyori, Morsak, Korobura, Wonduruba, Mukaya, Goduk, Lobora, Moje, Mulusuk, Pirisa, Malari, Mankaro, Sadim, Jomi, Nyigo, Komojok, Limbe, Mundu, Jebelen, Maranga, Donni, Gokoni, Borri, Moyita, Gojang, Liggi, Soka, Yondoru, Mijibura, Wande, Wuji, nyainga, kweresak, Mundu, Dongoro, Lumuro, Soka, Jamara, Gbotoro, Yaribe, Morsak, Girim, Wolungu, Rongat, Mornyang, Bori, Goromu, Mugga, Giwaya, Pokula, Limbe, Gokiri, Muring, Wolungu, Lowinya, Mojumalat, Kupera, Dimu, pisak and many more.
Geography
The majority of the Pojulu population are located in Lainya county of Central Equatoria state, including Mukaya Payam, Kenyi Payam, kupera Payam, lainya Payam, Wuji payam, mundu Payam. The Pojulu are also found in Juba and Yei county and in different parts of South sudan. Pojulu people also occupy the area from Lainya to Kagwada and Mukaya. The centre of Pojulu will be Kenyi Payam from Mundu 20 miles, Mukaya 18 miles, Wonduruba 21 miles, Bereka 15 miles, Lainya 9 miles and from Kagwada 22 miles.
The name Pojulu is derived from several sources. The Pojulu language can be differentiated from all the other Bari speakers from the way they pronounce words, for example how other Bari speakers say their greetings or how each group socialize—such as along the roads from Juba up to Lainya and from Lainya to Bereka and Wonduruba.
Resources
The pojulu land is a blessed place which has many various resources which are located in the various communities and clans as rivers also known with Pojulu language as (Kare/Kareya) which include (Liwadi in Wuji land, Kiju in Wuji Land, Su'bi in Giwaya land, 'Borong in Wuji land, Jurtule in Mali land, Museru river in Mogiri land, Giborong river in Wuji land, Dimot river in Muring land, Paja River in Mogiri land, Komi River found in between Yaribe land and Mundu land, Lire River in Lumuro, Koya river found in Limbe land, Loku Nyede River found in Kupera land, kumbajite River found in Bori land, Tengelepo River found in Bori land, Lopijojo River found in Bori land, Lire River found in Limuro land) among others and the land of the pojulu people is also blessed with mountains which are locally called with the Pojulu language as (Mere/Mereya) which include (Kemiru mountain found in Giwaya land, Mungoyo mountain found Mogiri land, Yoga mountain found in Mogiri land.
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