Nara people
This article is about the ethnic group that lives in Eritrea. For the Manchu clan, see Clan Nara. For people from Nara, see Nara (disambiguation).
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (63,000[1]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Eritrea | |
| Languages | |
| Nara | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam, Christianity, African Traditional Religion |
The Nara are a Nilotic ethnic group living in Eritrea and make up less than 1% of the population. The Nara people are generally Muslim, with a minority of people following Christianity and a few still practicing their African Traditional Religion beliefs. The Nara name means "Sky Heaven" and Speak a language called Nara-Bana, which means "Nara-Talk".[2] The Nara are divided into four subtribes, the Higir, Mogareb, Koyta, Santora.[3] They are typically agrarian and today have settled mostly along the border with Sudan.[4]
The Nara people speak the Nara language.
The Nara people used to call themselves the Barya.[5]
References
- ↑ "Eritrea: Nara People's History". Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ↑ "Eritrea: Nara People's History". Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ↑ "Ethnologue report for language code:nrb". Retrieved 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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