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The Berta (Bertha) or Funj or Benishangul are an ethnic group living along the border of Sudan and Ethiopia. They speak a Nilo-Saharan language that is not related to those of their Nilo-Saharan neighbors (Gumuz, Uduk). The total population of Ethiopian-Bertas in Ethiopia is 208,759 people. Sudanese-Bertas number around 180,000.
Berti is an extinct Saharan language that was once spoken in northern Sudan, specifically in the Tagabo Hills, Darfur, and Kurdufan. Berti speakers migrated into the region alongside other Nilo-Saharan speakers, such as the Masalit and Daju , who were agriculturalists with varying levels of animal husbandry .
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Handcrafted Sudanese Markoob consists of a cowhide sole, tar-tanned, and an upper section, typically made from goat skin due to its strength and quality. The sewing process is manual and referred to as "brushing." One noteworthy tradition is the Sudanese preference for wearing mirkoobs during Eid prayers and special occasions. [7]
Marriage in Sudan is a fundamental social institution governed by Islamic law and Sudanese culture. Three types of marriages are recognized: traditional, civil, and religious. Three types of marriages are recognized: traditional, civil, and religious.
In 2017, cultural anthropologist Griselda El Tayib [41] published her book Regional Folk Costumes of the Sudan with illustrations of dress and other kinds of personal adornment from different ethnic groups of Sudan. [42] Also, ethnic traditions of body art such as cicatrizations, hairstyles, like braids or the so-called fuzzy-wuzzy hairstyles ...
Most Sudanese wear either traditional or western attire. A traditional garb widely worn by Sudanese men is the jalabiya, which is a loose-fitting, long-sleeved, collarless ankle-length garment also common to Egypt. The jalabiya is often accompanied by a large turban and a scarf, and the garment may be white, coloured, striped, and made of ...
The Sudanese jirtig tradition is primarily associated with wedding ceremonies and, to a lesser extent, with the circumcision of boys in Sudan. [4] [5] It is also practiced in some other social settings such as at the seventh month of pregnancy. [5] The jirtig ceremony is a traditional Sudanese custom similar to the Mehndi rassams in Pakistani ...