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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 .
As of 2006 Berta had approximately 180,000 speakers in Sudan. [2] The three Berta languages, Gebeto, Fadashi and Undu, are often considered dialects of a single language. Berta proper includes the dialects Bake, Dabuso, Gebeto, Mayu, and Shuru; the dialect name Gebeto may be extended to all of Berta proper. [3]
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The Chadur is typically worn as an outer coat, and it is accompanied by the "Tob" and the "Hijab." The Tob is a head covering, and the Hijab is a modest dress code followed by many Muslim women. [5] The clothing choices and social roles of women in Sudan are influenced by cultural norms and religious traditions.
According to the Sharjah Art Foundation, her work "challenges the traditional male perspective of art in Sudan, depicting scenes of women's lives in colours of sun, sand and sky." [66] Mohammad Omer Khalil (b. 1936) studied Fine Arts in Khartoum until 1959, and from 1963, painting and printmaking in Florence, Italy.
The Zaghawa people, also called Beri or Zakhawa, are an ethnic group primarily residing in southwestern Libya, northeastern Chad, and western Sudan, including Darfur. [6] Zaghawas speak the Zaghawa language, which is an eastern Saharan language. [7] [8] They are pastoralists, and a breed of sheep that they herd is called Zaghawa by the Arabs ...
They are reported to have a pronunciation which deletes the last letter of some words. A common name for a male is Al-Sir, which is from the Turkish language and means leader. A common name for a female that hardly anyone uses outside of the tribe is "Had-Alraid", which means the most love you can give to someone or something. [citation needed]