Nara people
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Nara |
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Total population |
26,000 |
Regions with significant populations |
Eritrea |
Languages |
Nara |
Religions |
Sunni Islam |
The Nara are an ethnic group living in Eritrea and make up less than 1% of the population.[1] The Nara people are generally Muslim. The Nara are divided into four subtribes, the Higir, Mogareb, Koyta, Santora.[2] They are typically agrarian and today have settled mostly along the border with Sudan.[3]
The Nara people speak the Nara language.
[edit] References
- ^ Country Listing Eritrea. Retrieved on 2006-08-31.
- ^ Ethnologue report for language code:nrb. Retrieved on 2006-08-31.
- ^ Killion, Tom (1998). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. ISBN 0-8108-3437-5.