Tama people
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Tama are a non-Arab, African ethnic group of people who live in eastern Chad and western Sudan. They speak Tama, a Nilo-Saharan language. The population is 200,000–300,000 people and they practice Islam. Many Tama are subsistence farmers who live in permanent settlements and some raise livestock. In the civil war in Chad the Tama were involved in ethnic conflicts with the Zaghawa tribe.
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Total population | |
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200,000–300,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Chad Sudan | |
Languages | |
Tama language | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Fur, Masalit, Zaghawa, Nilo-Saharans |
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