Daza

E40959

ethnic group human population group

The Daza are an ethnic group of the central Sahara, primarily in Chad, known for their nomadic pastoralist lifestyle and close cultural and linguistic ties to the Toubou (Tebu) peoples.

Aliases (2)

Dazaga ×2
Teda–Daza ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group → human population group →
alternativeName	Dazaga → Gorane →
climateOfHomeland	Saharan desert climate → hyper-arid →
continent	Africa →
country	Chad → Libya → Niger →
culturalArea	Sahara → Sahel →
economicActivity	camel herding → goat herding → pastoralism → sheep herding →
ethnicGroupIn	Chad → Libya → Niger →
ethnonym	Daza →
language	Dazaga →
languageFamily	Nilo-Saharan languages →
languageSubfamily	Saharan languages →
lifestyle	nomadic → semi-nomadic →
livestock	camels → donkeys → goats → sheep →
mobilityPattern	transhumant pastoralism →
notableSubgroupOf	Toubou →
partOf	Tebu peoples → Toubou peoples →
primaryCountryOfResidence	Chad →
region	Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti → Tibesti Mountains → central Sahara →
relatedEthnicGroup	Tebu → Teda → Toubou →
religion	Sunni Islam →
socialOrganization	clan-based → tribal →
traditionalHabitat	desert plateaus → mountainous Saharan regions → oases of the central Sahara →
traditionalReligionBeforeIslam	animism →
usesScript	Arabic script →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Daza → Toubou ("Teda–Daza") →	ethnonym
Daza ("Dazaga") →	alternativeName
Daza ("Dazaga") →	language
Teda →	neighboringGroup
Tebu →	subgroup