Anuak people

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The Anuak people are a Nilotic ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Gambela region of western Ethiopia and adjacent areas of South Sudan, known for their agro-pastoral lifestyle and distinct language and culture.

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Anuak people canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nilotic people
ethnic group
alternativeName Anyuak
Anyuak people
Anywaa
linked to: Anywa

Anywaa people
country Ethiopia
South Sudan
culturalPractice age-grade system
initiation ceremonies
oral storytelling
traditional music and dance
ethnicBranchOf Nilotes
linked to: Nilotic peoples
ethnonym Anuak
experiencedEvent Anuak–Nuer conflicts
violence in Gambela in early 2000s
historicalRegion Anuak land
linked to: Anuak
language Anuak language
languageFamily Nilotic languages
languageSubfamily Western Nilotic languages
mainChristianDenomination Protestantism
musicalInstruments drums
harp-like instruments
neighboringEthnicGroup Dinka people
Highland Ethiopians
linked to: Ethiopians

Nuer people
linked to: Nuer
politicalOrganization councils of elders
village chiefs
primaryRegion Gambela Region
primarySettlementArea adjacent areas of South Sudan
western Ethiopia
recognizedAsIndigenousPeople Gambela Region
recognizedAsMinority Ethiopia
regionOfOrigin Upper Nile basin
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
riverineAssociation Akobo River
Baro River NERFINISHED
Gilo River
socialOrganization clan-based system
subgroupOf Western Nilotes
linked to: Nilotic peoples
subsistenceActivity cattle keeping
fishing
maize cultivation
sorghum cultivation
traditionalEconomy agriculture
cattle herding
traditionalHousing thatched huts
traditionalLifestyle agro-pastoralism

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Nilotic peoples includesEthnicGroup Anuak people
Anuak language spokenBy Anuak people
Anuak language ethnicGroup Anuak people
Ethiopians ethnicGroup Anuak people
Southwestern Ethiopia ethnicGroup Anuak people
Western Ethiopia hasEthnicGroup Anuak people
subject linked to: western Ethiopia
Itang hasEthnicGroup Anuak people