• Masalit (autonym Masala/Masara; Arabic: ماساليت) is a Nilo-Saharan language of the Maban language group spoken by the Masalit people in West Darfur, Sudan...
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    The Masalit (Masalit: masala/masara; Arabic: ماساليت) are an ethnic group inhabiting western Sudan and eastern Chad. They speak the Masalit language. The...
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    massacre, Misterei massacre and the Geneina massacre, all of which targeted Masalit civilians. These massacres were described by The Economist, Genocide Watch...
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  • and serves as a local trade language. Maba is closely related to the Masalit language. Most speakers of Maba reside in Chad with 542,000 speakers as of 2019...
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    following languages: Mimi of Nachtigal Kenjeje (Yaali, Faranga) Masalit: Surbakhal, Masalit Aiki (Runga and Kibet, sometimes considered separate languages) Mabang:...
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    Darfur (category Articles containing Arabic-language text)
    during 2021. Languages of Darfur include Daju, Erenga (or Sungor), Fongoro, Fulbe (or Fulfulde), Fur (thus the name of the region), Masalit, Sinyar, Tama...
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  • Masalit may refer to: Masalit people Masalit language This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Masalit. If an internal link led...
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  • Marfa is a Maban language spoken in Chad. It is not a dialect of the Masalit language. Marfa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) v t e...
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    The number of languages natively spoken in Africa is variously estimated (depending on the delineation of language vs. dialect) at between 1,250 and 2...
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  • is closely related to the Masalit language. Karanga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) "Masalit language". Ethnologue. Retrieved 22...
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    April 2023, fighting intensified and devolved along tribal lines, with Masalit and non-Arab peoples supporting the SAF and the aligned Joint Darfur Force—consisting...
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    vice-president of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), along with being the leader of Masalit soldiers in the group. In 2006, Khamis Abakar was cited by Human Rights...
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    Perhaps another dozen were the home languages of 0.5 to 1 percent. Included among Nilo-Saharan languages are Masalit in North Darfur; various Nubian dialects...
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    style Amir al-Mu'minin (Commander of the Faithful) in Sudan: Darfur Dar al-Masalit Dar Qimr Funj Sultanate of Sinnar (Sennar) Kordofan Ajuran Sultanate, in...
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  • Official language in: the Marshall Islands Marwari – मारवाड़ी, مارواڑی Spoken in: Rajasthan in India Masalit – kana masara Spoken in: Dar Masalit, Darfur...
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  • migrated into the region with other Nilo-Saharan speakers, such as the Masalit and Daju, who were agriculturalists practicing varying degrees of animal...
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    21st century. The genocide, which is being carried out against the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups, has led the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
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    conflict, with clashes between Arab nomads and the Masalit tribe, and massacres committed against the Masalit people. The conflict has led to civilian casualties...
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    and Arab militias killed at least 1,100 non-Arab people. On 22 July, a Masalit tribal leader claimed that more than 10,000 people had been killed in West...
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    Geneina (category CS1 Arabic-language sources (ar))
    of the dar Masalit region, in Sudan. It joined British Sudan at the end of 1919 through the Gilani Agreement, signed between the Masalit Sultanate and...
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  • Kera language Kujargé language Laal Lagwan language Mabire language Malgbe language Mararit language Marba language Masalit language Maslam language Masmaje...
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    other hand, the Masalit and Fur live in Darfur and speak a Nilo-Saharan language. The authors observed in their study that "the Masalit possesses by far...
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  • Peeters Publishers. ISBN 978-9042922372 Edgard, John. 1989. Masalit Grammar: With Notes on other languages of Darfur and Wadai. Dietrich Reimer. v t e...
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    and many civilians in Darfur have been reported dead as part of the 2023 Masalit massacres. The war began with attacks by the RSF on government sites as...
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    is a Maban language of Chad. It consists of two dialects, Runga and Kibet, which are divergent enough to be considered separate languages. Kibet (Kibeit...
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  • of Decorse, also known as Mimi of Gaudefroy-Demombynes and Mimi-D, is a language of Chad that is attested only in a word list labelled "Mimi" that was collected...
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  • Sudan, including Darfur. Zaghawas speak the Zaghawa language, which is an eastern Saharan language. They are pastoralists, and a breed of sheep that they...
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  • Kenjeje (or Kendeje) is a Maban language of Chad. The two dialects, Yaali and Faranga, are quite distinct, and have little contact. Kendeje at Ethnologue...
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  • In early 20th century classification of African languages, Sudanic was a generic term for languages spoken in the Sahel belt, from Ethiopia in the east...
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    West Darfur (category Articles containing Arabic-language text)
    State (Arabic: ولاية غرب دارفور Wilāyat Ḡarb Dārfūr), historically Dar Masalit (Arabic: دار مساليت), is one of the states of Sudan, and one of five comprising...
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