Hedareb people

Hedareb
Total population
2,312,000
Regions with significant populations
Sudan:
2,099,000

Eritrea:
132,000
Egypt:
81,000

Languages

Bedawi

Religion

Sunni Islam

Related ethnic groups

Beja

The Hedareb people include the Beni-Amer people who have retained the use of the Beja language, the To-Bedawi (Hedareb). They also include the subtribes: Hashish, Labat, and Halenqua. The Hedareb people are predominately Sunni Muslims.

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.

References

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