Berta people
E876855
The Berta people are an ethnic group primarily inhabiting the border regions of Sudan and Ethiopia, known for their distinct cultural traditions and Nilo-Saharan language.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berta (Benishangul) people | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
people ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Blue Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| autonym | Berta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderRegion | Sudan–Ethiopia border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictExposure | affected by conflicts in Blue Nile region ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Ethiopia
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| crop |
maize
ⓘ
sesame ⓘ sorghum ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
| crossBorderGroup | yes ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
dance
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| economicActivity | local trade ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Berta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Berta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exonym |
Beni Shangul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beni Shanqul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | inhabitants of the Blue Nile region ⓘ |
| housing | round huts with thatched roofs ⓘ |
| language | Berta language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
minority language in Ethiopia
ⓘ
minority language in Sudan ⓘ |
| livelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ subsistence farming ⓘ |
| marriagePattern | exogamy ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Amhara people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gumuz people NERFINISHED ⓘ Oromo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionInEthiopia | Benishangul-Gumuz Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionInSudan |
Benishangul area (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blue Nile state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedLanguage | Gumuz language (distantly related within Nilo-Saharan, per some classifications) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousMinorityStatus | Muslim minority in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
Islamic festivals
ⓘ
traditional spirit beliefs ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | animism ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (for Berta language, in some contexts) ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Berta (Benishangul) people