Erenga people explained

Erenga is an ethnic group of Sudan. In Kulbus province of West Darfur in Sudan the members of this group are at about 30% of the population. The members of this group speak Sungor language, a Nilo-Saharan language. Their population was estimated to be around 35,000 according to a 1996 source.[1]

Culture

The Erenga are mainly pastoralists who raise goats, cattle, and camels. They also engage in subsistence agriculture.

The Erenga have a clan system where the Shali, Awra, and Girga clans are some of the most influential groups.

Most Erenga are Muslim.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Olson. James Stuart. The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary. Meur. Charles. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1996. 978-0-313-27918-8. 168–169. en.