Maba people
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The Maba people are a major ethnic group of eastern Chad and western Sudan, known for their distinct Nilo-Saharan language and predominantly Muslim cultural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maba people canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
human population group ⓘ |
| associatedKingdom | Wadai Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Sudanic belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
livestock herding
ⓘ
millet cultivation ⓘ sorghum cultivation ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Maba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnographicRegion | Central Sahara–Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Maban peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | ruling group of Wadai Sultanate ⓘ |
| inheritancePattern | patrilineal ⓘ |
| language | Maba language ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Maban languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Darfur region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ouaddaï region NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityStatus | major ethnic group in eastern Chad ⓘ |
| marriagePattern | patrilineal ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | rural to urban migration in Chad ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | ethnic minority in Sudan ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Arab tribes of Chad and Sudan
ⓘ
Fur people NERFINISHED ⓘ Masalit people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaghawa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Maban peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
eastern Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousLawInfluence | Islamic law ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
Islamic festivals observance
ⓘ
mosque-centered community life ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
earthen houses
ⓘ
thatched huts ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalSystem | sultanate ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionBeforeIslam | African traditional religion ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Arabic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.