Nyangatom people
Donyiro | |
|---|---|
 Nyangatom woman | |
| Total population | |
| 30,000[1] (est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Ethiopia  South Sudan | |
| Languages | |
| Nyangatom language | |
| Religion | |
| Christian and Traditional African Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Ateker people, Other Nilotic peoples |
The Nyangatom also known as Donyiro and pejoratively as Bumé are
Overview
The Nyangatom are members of the Ateker or Karamojong cluster that also contains the Turkana, Toposa, Karamojong, and Jie who speak closely related languages. They number approximately 30,000 [1] with populations in both South Sudan and Ethiopia. Many Nyangatom are nomadic, residing in mobile livestock villages that may migrate several times a year. A substantial number of Nyangatom also reside in semi-permanent villages. It is common for individuals to move between mobile cattle camps and semi-permanent villages.[2]
The Nyangatom have intermittent conflict with many of their neighbors, especially the Turkana, Dassanetch, and Suri.[3] Despite the risk of intergroup conflict, many Nyangatom have bond friends with members of other groups and there are trade relationships between the Nyangatom and many of their neighbors.
Along with other groups in the
External links
- BBC program Tribe, July 2006
- Website for Nyangatom Anthropology
- Nyangatom in danger of denial of access or displacement
References
- ^ a b Population and Housing Census Report-Country - 2007 (PDF) (Report). Central Statistical Agency. July 2010. p. 73. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ OCLC 8772514. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- OCLC 870747365.
- OCLC 803626105.
- ^ International, Survival. "Omo Valley Tribes: Gibe III dam". www.survivalinternational.org. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
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