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The Bagisu or Gisu live on the western slopes of the now extinct volcano Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda. Lugisu (Masaba), the language of the Bagisu, is a Bantu language in the larger Niger-Congo group of languages. The economy is based on sedentary agriculture, with some raising of cattle, goats, and sheep. In pre-colonial days (prior to 1900) settlements were built high on the mountainside for defensive purposes. With the pacification of the region, settlements have spread into the valleys and plains. Traditional territorial units ranged from the neighborhood, to the village, the village cluster, and the district.  The twentieth century socio-political unit is the parish.

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Beierle, John	Culture summary	2004
Heald, Suzette	Controlling anger	1989
La Fontaine, J. S. (Jean Sybil)	The Gisu of Uganda	1959
Roscoe, John	The Bagesu and other tribes of the Uganda Protectorate	1924

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