Toubou

E39037

Toubou are a traditionally nomadic Saharan ethnic group primarily inhabiting northern Chad, southern Libya, and surrounding regions.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Fulɓe 0 1
Teda Toubou 0 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Saharan people
ethnic group
nomadic people
conflictInvolvement Chadian–Libyan conflict
surface form: Chadian civil conflicts

Libyan civil conflicts
culturalArea Central Sahara
Sahel
environment arid climate
mountainous desert
ethnonym Daza
surface form: Teda–Daza

Tubu
historicalRole desert trackers
trans-Saharan caravan guides
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan languages
livestock camels
goats
sheep
mobilityPattern transhumant migration
populationCenter Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
surface form: Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region

Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
surface form: Tibesti region of Chad
primaryCountry Chad
Libya
Niger
primaryHabitat Sahara Desert
primaryLanguage Daza language
Teda language
recognizedAs indigenous people of the Sahara
region Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
surface form: Borkou region

Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
surface form: Ennedi region

Fezzan
Kufra region
Tibesti Mountains
Niger
surface form: eastern Niger

northern Chad
Fezzan
surface form: southern Libya
religion Sunni Islam
socialStructure clan-based society
subsistence date palm cultivation
oasis agriculture
traditionalEconomicActivity camel herding
caravan trade
goat herding
traditionalLifestyle nomadic pastoralism

Referenced by (8)

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

Tebu ethnonymVariant Toubou
Teda ethnonymVariant Toubou
this entity surface form: Teda Toubou
Fulani hasAlternativeName Toubou
this entity surface form: Fulɓe
Daza notableSubgroupOf Toubou
Daza relatedEthnicGroup Toubou
Teda relatedEthnicGroup Toubou
Teda subgroupOf Toubou