Iteso
noun M
plural: of Etesot
1
natives of former Teso (present-day Katakwi, Kaberamaido, Soroti, and Kumi) and parts of Bukedi (current Pallisa and Tororo districts) in Uganda and Teso in western Kenya
2
a Nilo-Hamitic tribe in eastern Uganda and parts of western Kenya, numbering at least two million people – probably the third largest of Uganda’s 53 tribes - akin to Karimojong, Turkana and Masai
3
the people of original Usuk county in Katakwi district (the people who pride themselves as being from U.K – Usuk Katakwi) with a dialect characterised by elision of letter ‘k’ in certain nouns such as akipi, akituk, ekicolong which they pronounce as aipi, aituk and eicolong respectively
See also:
Iseera, Ingoratok and Ikokolemwo
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"Iteso." Ateso-English Dictionary. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://atesodictionary.com/dictionary/iteso/