Sinyar people
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The Sinyar people are an ethnic group of the Sahel region in central Africa, primarily living along the Chad–Sudan border and known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
human population group ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Darfur conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageCode | sys ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Chad
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Sahelian cultures ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
folk music
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual ceremonies ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| demographicType | small ethnic minority ⓘ |
| environment |
savanna
ⓘ
semi-arid zone ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolect | Sinyar language ⓘ |
| hasEndonym | Sinyar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExonym | Seniar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMinorityStatusIn |
Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Nilo-Saharan languages
ⓘ
Sudanic languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sahel region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Africa ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Sinyar language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Fur people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Masalit people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaghawa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
ethnic groups in Chad
ⓘ
ethnic groups in Sudan ⓘ ethnic groups in the Sahel ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Chad–Sudan border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Darfur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Darfur NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Chad ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| traditionalAnimalHusbandry |
cattle herding
ⓘ
goat herding ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
millet
ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | African traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
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