Hedareb people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (>100,000) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sudan: 2,099,000[citation needed] Eritrea: 81,000[citation needed] |
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| Languages | |
| Bedawi | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Beja people |
The Hedareb or T'bdawe[note 1] are a Beni-Amer division, a subgroup of the Beja. They speak the Beja language, which belongs to the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. They are one of the nine ethnolinguistic groups in Eritrea.[3]
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Overview
The Hedareb people live in northwestern Barka in Eritrea, and in Sudan.[4] Skilled nomadic pastoralists, they typically migrate seasonally with their herds of camels, goats and sheep.[3]
Language
The Hedareb speak the Beja language as a mother tongue. It belongs to the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. Besides their variety of Beja known as Hedareb (T’badwe), most Hedareb speakers also speak at least one other language; typically either Arabic or Tigre, which are both also Afro-Asiatic languages.[5]
Society
Hedareb society is hierarchical, and is traditionally organized into clans and subclans.[4] Most Hedarebs are Sunni Muslims.[3] Marriages are typically arranged to maximize alliances between extended families. It is customary for the groom's family to pay a bride price of five to twelve goats, and a varying amount of money.[6]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Hedareb, t'badwe, to-bedawye and bedawi may refer to the people or their language. Beja is an Arabic name for the language; Hedareb may be a corruption of Hadarma, "people of the Hadhramaut". See Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
References
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External links
- YouTube videos of traditional Hedareb dance: [1], [2]
- Eritrean Ministry of Information: Traditional Wedding Ceremonies of the Hedareb Part I and Part II
Further reading
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| Religions | |
|---|---|
| Ethnic groups | |
| Foreign nationals | |
- Articles with unsourced statements from February 2015
- "Related ethnic groups" needing confirmation
- Articles using Template:Infobox ethnic group with deprecated parameters
- Beja people
- Ethnic groups in Sudan
- Ethnic groups in Eritrea
- Ethnic groups in Egypt
- Muslim communities in Africa
- Sudanese people of Beja descent
