Masalit people

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The Masalit people are an ethnic group of the Darfur region in western Sudan and eastern Chad, known for their distinct culture and language within the Maban branch of the Nilo-Saharan family.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Masalit people canonical 30
Masalit 12

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
human population group ⓘ
agriculturalProducts groundnuts ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
borderRegion Sudan–Chad border ⓘ
linked to: Chad–Sudan border
climateZone semi-arid ⓘ
conflictExperience Darfur conflict ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Chad ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
culturalPractice Islamic-influenced customary law ⓘ
clan-based social organization ⓘ
culturalRegion Sahel ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Darfur ⓘ
linked to: Darfur region
ethnonym Masalit ⓘ
linked to: Masaleet
hasEndonymLanguage Masalit language ⓘ
hasExonymLanguage Arabic ⓘ
historicalCapital Geneina ⓘ
historicalReligionInfluence Sufism ⓘ
historicalState Masalit Sultanate ⓘ
language Masalit language ⓘ
languageBranch Maban languages ⓘ
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ
locatedIn eastern Chad ⓘ
western Sudan ⓘ
majorSettlementRegion Geneina area ⓘ
West Darfur ⓘ
linked to: Darfur region
minorityStatusIn Chad ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
nativeName Masalit ⓘ
linked to: Masaleet
partOf Maban-speaking peoples ⓘ
region Darfur ⓘ
linked to: Darfur region
relatedEthnicGroup Karanga people ⓘ
Maba people ⓘ
Runga people ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
targetOf ethnic violence in Darfur ⓘ
massacres in West Darfur ⓘ
traditionalHousing thatched huts ⓘ
traditionalLivelihood agriculture ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalStructure sultanate ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Arabic script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maban languages → areSpokenBy → Masalit people ⓘ
Darfur conflict → involves → Masalit people ⓘ
Masalit language → name → Masalit ⓘ
linked to: Masalit people
Masalit language → spokenBy → Masalit people ⓘ
Chad–Sudan border → ethnicGroupPresent → Masalit people ⓘ
western Sudan → hasEthnicGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
Tama people → neighboringEthnicGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
Darfur region → majorEthnicGroup → Masalit ⓘ
linked to: Masalit people
Kungara → neighboringLanguages → Masalit ⓘ
linked to: Masalit people
Janjaweed militias → primaryVictims → Masalit people ⓘ
Sudan Liberation Army → ethnicBase → Masalit people ⓘ
Maba people → neighboringEthnicGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
Ouaddaï Region → ethnicGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
Massalit → ethnonym → Masalit ⓘ
linked to: Masalit people
Masara → ethnicGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
Masara → primarySpeakers → Masalit people ⓘ
Masara → hasEndonym → Masalit ⓘ
linked to: Masalit people
Masara → hasAlternativeName → Masalit ⓘ
linked to: Masalit people
Northern Masalit → spokenBy → Masalit people ⓘ
Northern Masalit → ethnicGroup → Masalit ⓘ
linked to: Masalit people
Northern Masalit → isVarietyOf → Masalit ⓘ
linked to: Masalit people
Masaleet → ethnicGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
Geneina area → ethnicHomelandOf → Masalit people ⓘ
Geneina area → populationCenterFor → Masalit people ⓘ
Geneina area → ethnicGroupPresent → Masalit people ⓘ
Masalit Sultanate → ethnicGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
Geneina → significanceFor → Masalit people ⓘ
Geneina → ethnicCompositionIncludes → Masalit people ⓘ
Maban-speaking peoples → hasEthnicGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
Fur region → inhabitedBy → Masalit people ⓘ
Wadai Region → ethnicGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
Southern Masalit → spokenBy → Masalit people ⓘ
Southern Masalit → ethnicGroup → Masalit ⓘ
linked to: Masalit people
Berti people → neighboringGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
Sinyar → neighboringGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
Sinyar (Sudan) → neighboringEthnicGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
North Darfur → hasEthnicGroup → Masalit ⓘ
linked to: Masalit people
West Darfur → ethnicGroups → Masalit ⓘ
linked to: Masalit people
Sinyar people → neighboringEthnicGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
Daju people → relatedEthnicGroup → Masalit people ⓘ
Central Darfur → hasEthnicGroup → Masalit ⓘ
linked to: Masalit people