Nubians

E7635

ethnic group indigenous people

Nubians are an indigenous ethnic group of the Nile Valley, primarily inhabiting southern Egypt and northern Sudan, known for their distinct language, culture, and ancient historical heritage.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Nubians canonical	25
Nubian	15
Nubian culture	5
Cushites	3
Kushites	3
Nubian people	2
Darfur Nubian	1
Dongolawi Nubians	1
Egyptian Nubians	1
Kenuzi Nubians	1
Kenzi Nubians	1
Kordofan Nubian	1
Kushite people	1
Nubian Egyptians	1
Nubian community	1
Nubians in Egypt	1
Sudanese Nubians	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ
affectedBy	construction of the Aswan High Dam ⓘ
associatedWith	Nubia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Kerma Nubia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Kush Kingdom of Meroë ⓘ Nubia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Napata
consequenceOfEvent	large-scale displacement in Egypt ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ Sudan ⓘ
culturalPractice	distinct dance traditions ⓘ distinct music traditions ⓘ elaborate wedding customs ⓘ unique architectural styles ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	Nubia ⓘ surface form: Nile Valley
historicalInteraction	Arab traders ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ ancient Egyptians ⓘ
historicalRegion	Nubia ⓘ
historicalReligion	Christianity ⓘ ancient Nubian polytheism ⓘ
knownFor	ancient historical heritage ⓘ distinct culture ⓘ distinct language ⓘ
language	Dongolawi ⓘ Nobiin ⓘ surface form: Kenzi Nobiin ⓘ
languageFamily	Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ surface form: Nubian languages
minorityStatus	ethnic minority in Egypt ⓘ ethnic minority in Sudan ⓘ
primaryRegion	Sudan ⓘ surface form: northern Sudan southern Egypt ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup	Beja people ⓘ other Nilotic peoples ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
scriptUsage	Arabic alphabet ⓘ surface form: Arabic script Old Nubian script (historically) ⓘ
traditionalArt	colorful house painting ⓘ jewelry making ⓘ pottery ⓘ
traditionalMusicInstruments	lyre ⓘ tambour (frame drum) ⓘ
traditionalOccupation	agriculture ⓘ riverine trade ⓘ
traditionalReligionElements	veneration of local deities ⓘ
traditionalSettlementType	villages along the Nile ⓘ

Referenced by (64)

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

Arab world → hasEthnicGroup → Nubians ⓘ

Islamic world → hasEthnicGroup → Nubians ⓘ

Aswan → knownFor → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian culture

Sudan → ethnicGroupMajor → Nubians ⓘ

Nubia → hasEthnicGroup → Nubians ⓘ

Egyptians → ethnicSubgroup → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubians in Egypt

Nobiin → ethnicGroup → Nubians ⓘ

Nilo-Saharian → includesLanguage → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian

Middle East and North Africa → hasEthnicGroup → Nubians ⓘ

Kushite period → hasCulture → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian culture

Dongolawi → ethnicGroup → Nubians ⓘ

Dongolawi → hasSpeakers → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian people

Aswan Governorate → knownFor → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian culture

Aswan Governorate → hasEthnicGroup → Nubians ⓘ

Nubian Museum → dedicatedTo → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian people

Sudanese → ethnicGroupIncludes → Nubians ⓘ

Beja → neighboringPeoples → Nubians ⓘ

Punt → cultureContact → Nubians ⓘ

Third Intermediate Period of Egypt → foreignPowerInvolved → Nubians ⓘ

Egyptian diaspora in North America → ethnicComposition → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian Egyptians

Anuket → worshippedBy → Nubians ⓘ

Mandulis → culture → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian

Mandulis → worshipers → Nubians ⓘ

Maharraqa → associatedWithCulture → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian culture

Kerma archaeological site → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Nubians ⓘ

Kingdom of Napata → heritage → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian

Shabaka → ethnicOrigin → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian

Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt → rulingPeople → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kushites

Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt → rulingPeople → Nubians ⓘ

Nubian languages → subclassOf → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian

Nubian languages → usedBy → Nubians ⓘ

Mahas → ethnicGroup → Nubians ⓘ

Kenzi → spokenBy → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kenzi Nubians

Kenzi → languageFamily → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian

Alodia → dominantEthnicGroup → Nubians ⓘ

Queen Amanirenas → culture → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian

Mahas Nubian → ethnicGroup → Nubians ⓘ

Kibera → hasEthnicGroup → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian community

Middle Nile Valley → historicallyInhabitedBy → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kushites

Nile Nubian → languageBranch → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian

Nile Nubian → closelyRelatedTo → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kordofan Nubian

Nile Nubian → closelyRelatedTo → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Darfur Nubian

Nile Nubian → usedByEthnicGroup → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egyptian Nubians

Nile Nubian → usedByEthnicGroup → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sudanese Nubians

Apedemak → culture → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian

Kenuzi-Dongola → languageFamily → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian

Kenuzi-Dongola → usedByEthnicGroup → Nubians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kenuzi Nubians