Anyuak people

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The Anyuak people are a Nilotic ethnic group primarily living along the border regions of South Sudan and Ethiopia, known for their riverine agriculture, cattle herding, and distinct cultural traditions.

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Anyuak people canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nilotic people
ethnic group
language
borderRegion South Sudan–Ethiopia border
christianDenomination Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Protestantism
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
South Sudan
culturalExpression folk songs
oral poetry
ritual dances
culturalPractice age-set system
bridewealth payments
initiation rites
ethnicity Nilotic
language Anyuak language
linked to: Anuak language
languageFamily Nilotic languages
Western Nilotic languages
linguisticBranch Western Nilotic
livelihoodZone floodplain environment
mainCrops maize
sesame
sorghum
tobacco
neighboringEthnicGroup Anuak (Ethiopia)
Dinka people
Murle people
Nuer people
linked to: Nuer
politicalOrganization village chiefdoms
primaryLocation Ethiopia
South Sudan
region Gambela Region
Greater Upper Nile
relatedEthnicGroup Acholi people
Luo peoples
linked to: Luo people

Shilluk people
linked to: Shilluk
religion Christianity
traditional African religion
riverineSettlement Akobo River
Baro River NERFINISHED
Gilo River
socialOrganization clan-based system
traditionalLeaderTitle chief
king
traditionalSubsistence cattle herding
fishing
hunting
riverine agriculture

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