Massalit
E867072
Massalit is an ethnic group primarily living in western Sudan and eastern Chad, known for speaking the Masalit language and for their distinct cultural traditions in the Darfur region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Massalit canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
people ⓘ |
| conflictAffected | War in Darfur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Chad
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| culturalArea |
Central African savanna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudanese Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentReligionDominant | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacedPopulationTo | refugee camps in eastern Chad ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityIn |
Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym |
Masalit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massalit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTradition |
Islamic educational practices
ⓘ
agro-pastoralism ⓘ clan-based social organization ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup | various clans ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Dar Masalit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Masalit language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language ⓘ |
| languageStatusInSudan | non-official language ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Maban languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Masalit language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Arab tribes of Darfur
ⓘ
Fur people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaghawa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Darfur region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEntityHistorically | Sultanate of Dar Masalit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
eastern Chad
ⓘ
western Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Darfur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationMajority | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
groundnuts
ⓘ
millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
farming ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionHistorical | indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
| victimOf | ethnic violence in Darfur ⓘ |
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