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Nilo-Saharan Peoples

Peoples of the Nile Valley, the Sahel and the East African lakes region, including the Nilotic pastoralist cultures.

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30
Member ethnic groups
14
Branches represented
4
World regions spanned

Nilotic →11 groups

Acholi woman from Acholiland (Uganda, South Sudan)

Acholi

Acholiland (Uganda, South Sudan)

Alur woman from West Nile sub-region (Uganda), Ituri (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Alur

West Nile sub-region (Uganda), Ituri (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Anuak woman from Anuakia (Ethiopia), Boma (South Sudan)

Anuak

Anuakia (Ethiopia), Boma (South Sudan)

Bari woman from Central Equatoria (South Sudan), Uganda

Bari

Central Equatoria (South Sudan), Uganda

Dinka woman from South Sudan

Dinka

South Sudan

Kalenjin woman from Rift Valley Province (Kenya)

Kalenjin

Rift Valley Province (Kenya)

Luo woman from Kenya

Luo

Kenya

Maasai woman from Maasailand (Tanzania, Kenya)

Maasai

Maasailand (Tanzania, Kenya)

Nuer woman from Nuerland (South Sudan)

Nuer

Nuerland (South Sudan)

Shilluk woman from South Sudan

Shilluk

South Sudan

Turkana woman from Turkanaland (Kenya)

Turkana

Turkanaland (Kenya)

Central Sudanic3 groups

Bilala woman from Lake Fitri (Chad)

Bilala

Lake Fitri (Chad)

Madi woman from Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Uganda

Madi

Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Uganda

Sara woman from Chad, Central African Republic

Sara

Chad, Central African Republic

Saharan3 groups

Kanuri woman from Kanuriland (Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon)

Kanuri

Kanuriland (Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon)

Toubou woman from Toubouland (Chad, Niger, Sudan, Libya)

Toubou

Toubouland (Chad, Niger, Sudan, Libya)

Zaghawa woman from Chad, Sudan

Zaghawa

Chad, Sudan

Other Nilo-Saharan groups13 groups

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Akiek

Highland forests of Kenya's Mau Escarpment and Mount Elgon, with a smaller southern branch (the Akie) on the Maasai Steppe of northern Tanzania, mainly Kiteto District in Manyara Region.

Berta woman from Benishangul-Gumuz Region (Ethiopia), South Sudan

Berta

Benishangul-Gumuz Region (Ethiopia), South Sudan

Fur woman from Darfur (Sudan)

Fur

Darfur (Sudan)

Gumuz woman from Benishangul-Gumuz Region (Ethiopia)

Gumuz

Benishangul-Gumuz Region (Ethiopia)

Kunama woman from Eritrea, Ethiopia

Kunama

Eritrea, Ethiopia

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Magyarab

Villages along the Nile on both sides of the Egypt and Sudan border, historically around Wadi Halfa and the island of Magyarabirqi, now largely resettled near Kom Ombo in Egypt and New Halfa in Sudan.

Masalit woman from Sudan, Chad

Masalit

Sudan, Chad

Nubians woman from Nubia (Egypt, Sudan)

Nubians

Nubia (Egypt, Sudan)

Pokot woman from West Pokot and Baringo, western Kenya, and eastern Uganda

Pokot

West Pokot and Baringo, western Kenya, and eastern Uganda

Samburu woman from Samburu County, north-central Kenya (around Maralal, north of Mount Kenya)

Samburu

Samburu County, north-central Kenya (around Maralal, north of Mount Kenya)

Songhai woman from Mali, Niger

Songhai

Mali, Niger

Surma woman from Ethiopia, South Sudan

Surma

Ethiopia, South Sudan

Tama woman from Chad, Sudan

Tama

Chad, Sudan

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