Daza people

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The Daza people are a traditionally nomadic Saharan ethnic group of the central Sahara, primarily in Chad and Niger, known for their pastoral lifestyle and close cultural and linguistic ties to the Toubou.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Daza people canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
pastoral nomadic people
climate arid
continent Africa
country Chad
Libya
Niger
culturalTie Toubou culture
dressStyle Saharan nomadic clothing
economicActivity livestock trade
environment desert
oases
ethnicGroupOf Chad
Niger
ethnonym Daza
Gorane
historicalRole Saharan caravan guides
housingType tents
languageBranch Saharan languages
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan languages
livelihood animal husbandry
trans-Saharan trade (historical)
majorReligionBranch Islam
mobilityPattern seasonal migration
notableAreaOfSettlement eastern Niger
northern Chad
partOf Toubou ethnic complex
linked to: Toubou people
region Borkou region
linked to: Borkou Region

Ennedi region
linked to: Ennedi

Tibesti region
linked to: Tibesti Region

central Sahara
relatedEthnicGroup Toubou people
religion Sunni Islam
sharesCultureWith Teda people
sharesLanguageContinuumWith Teda people
socialStructure clan-based society
speaks Daza language
linked to: Dazaga language

Dazaga language
subgroupOf Toubou people
traditionalLifestyle nomadic pastoralism
traditionalOccupation camel herding
goat herding
sheep herding
usesScript Arabic script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Toubou people subgroup Daza people
Teda people relatedEthnicGroup Daza people
Teda–Daza languages spokenBy Daza people
Dazaga language spokenBy Daza people
Dazaga spokenBy Daza people
Tebu people subgroup Daza people