Lango Character
Driberg (1923) states "Lango is cheerful and good-natured, without the exuberant camaraderie of the Acholi; polite and hospitable to strangers, fond of the society of his fellows...sense of humor and a pleasant wit in repartee. As warriors they are brave and venturesome, pitiless in the heat of the conflict, but unaccustomed to the wanton mutilation of either living or dead. Honest in their relations with each other...petty thefts uncommon. But the most...feature of their mentality is their emphatic independence and impatience of control, associated with a strong conservation..."
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