Nyangatom people

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The Nyangatom people are a pastoralist ethnic group living along the Ethiopia–South Sudan border, known for cattle herding, age-set social organization, and distinctive body adornment and scarification practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
pastoralist community
associatedWithRegion Omo River area NERFINISHED
climateZone semi-arid
conflictContext inter-ethnic resource conflicts
conflictDriver competition over grazing land
competition over water sources
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
South Sudan NERFINISHED
economy livestock-based economy
ethnicGroupOf Ethiopia NERFINISHED
South Sudan NERFINISHED
genderRolePattern patriarchal
hasCulturalPractice bead adornment
cattle-raiding traditions
lip and ear ornamentation
ritual scarification
hasOralTradition cattle songs
clan histories
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan languages
livelihoodRisk cattle disease
drought
livesAlong Ethiopia–South Sudan border NERFINISHED
mainLivestock cattle
marriageSystem bridewealth in livestock
neighboringGroup Dassanech people NERFINISHED
Mursi people NERFINISHED
Surma people NERFINISHED
Toposa people NERFINISHED
practices body adornment
scarification
primarySubsistence agro-pastoralism
cattle herding
region Lower Omo Valley NERFINISHED
reliesOnResource pasturelands
seasonal rivers
religionType traditional African religions
secondaryLivestock goats
sheep
settlementPattern semi-nomadic
socialStructure segmentary lineage system
uses age grades
usesBodyModification scarification for identity and status
usesSocialOrganizationType age-set system
youthRole warrior age-set

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Iteso people relatedEthnicGroup Nyangatom people
Nyangatom language spokenBy Nyangatom people