Masalit people

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ethnic group human population group

The Masalit people are an ethnic group of the Darfur region in western Sudan and eastern Chad, known for their distinct culture and language within the Maban branch of the Nilo-Saharan family.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Masalit people canonical 8
Masalit 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
human population group ⓘ
agriculturalProducts groundnuts ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
borderRegion Chad–Sudan border ⓘ
surface form: Sudan–Chad border
climateZone semi-arid ⓘ
conflictExperience Darfur conflict ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Chad ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
culturalPractice Islamic-influenced customary law ⓘ
clan-based social organization ⓘ
culturalRegion Sahel ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Darfur region ⓘ
surface form: Darfur
ethnonym Masaleet ⓘ
surface form: Masalit
hasEndonymLanguage Masalit language ⓘ
hasExonymLanguage Arabic ⓘ
historicalCapital Geneina ⓘ
historicalReligionInfluence Sufism ⓘ
historicalState Masalit Sultanate ⓘ
language Masalit language ⓘ
languageBranch Maban languages ⓘ
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ
locatedIn eastern Chad ⓘ
western Sudan ⓘ
majorSettlementRegion Geneina area ⓘ
Darfur region ⓘ
surface form: West Darfur
minorityStatusIn Chad ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
nativeName Masaleet ⓘ
surface form: Masalit
partOf Maban-speaking peoples ⓘ
region Darfur region ⓘ
surface form: Darfur
relatedEthnicGroup Karanga people ⓘ
Maba people ⓘ
Runga people ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
targetOf ethnic violence in Darfur ⓘ
massacres in West Darfur ⓘ
traditionalHousing thatched huts ⓘ
traditionalLivelihood agriculture ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalStructure sultanate ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Arabic script ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maban languages → areSpokenBy → Masalit people ⓘ
Darfur conflict → involves → Masalit people ⓘ
Masalit language → name → Masalit people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Masalit
Masalit language → spokenBy → Masalit people ⓘ
Chad–Sudan border → ethnicGroupPresent → Masalit people ⓘ
western Sudan → hasEthnicGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
Tama people → neighboringEthnicGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
Darfur region → majorEthnicGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Masalit
Kungara → neighboringLanguages → Masalit people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Masalit
Janjaweed militias → primaryVictims → Masalit people ⓘ
Sudan Liberation Army → ethnicBase → Masalit people ⓘ