The
Luo dialect,
Dholuo (pronounced ) or
Nilotic Kavirondo (pejorative Colonial term), is the eponymous dialect of the
Luo group of
Nilotic languages, spoken by about 6 million
Luo people of
Kenya and
Tanzania, who occupy parts of the eastern shore of
Lake Victoria and areas to the south. It is used for broadcasts on KBC (
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, formerly the
Voice of Kenya), Radio Ramogi, Radio Lake Victoria, Radio Lolwe, Radio Osienala as well as newspapers such as Otit Mach, Nam Dar etc. Dholuo is heavily used online in specially dedicated sites as well as in social media.