Nara people
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| Nara |
|---|
| 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.[citation needed] The Nara people are generally Muslim. The Nara are divided into four subtribes, the Higir, Mogareb, Koyta, Santora.[1] They are typically agrarian and today have settled mostly along the border with Sudan.[2]
The Nara people speak the Nara language.
The Nara people used to be called the Barya. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Ethnologue report for language code:nrb. Retrieved on 2006-08-31.
- ^ Killion, Tom (1998). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. ISBN 0-8108-3437-5.
- ^ Cavalli-Sforza, L. Luca; Menozzi, Paolo; and Piazza Alberto The History and Geography of Human Genes Princeton, New Jersey: 1994 Princeton University Press "Ethiopians, Some of Their Neighbors, and North Africans" Page 173
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