Hedareb people

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Hedareb
Total population
2,312,000
Regions with significant populations
Sudan: 2,099,000 Eritrea: 132,000 Egypt: 81,000
Languages
Bedawi
Religions
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Beja

The Hedareb people include the Beni-Amer people who have retained the use of the Beja language, To-Bedawi (Hedareb). They also include the subtribes: Hashish, Labat, and Halenqua. The Hedareb people are predominately Sunni Muslim's. Most Hedareb speakers speak at least one other language, typically Arabic or Tigre.^[1]

They are also one of the nine linguistically defined sub-nationalities of Eritrea.

[edit] References

1. ^ Killion, Tom (1998). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3437-5.