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The Rashaida reside in the northern coastal lowlands of Eritrea and the northern eastern coasts of Sudan. They are predominantly Muslim and are the only ethnic group in Eritrea to have Arabic as their communal language, specifically the Hejazi dialect. The Rashaida first came to Eritrea in the 19th century from the Arabian Coast. [37]
Eritreans are the native inhabitants of Eritrea, as well as the global diaspora of Eritrea. Eritreans constitute several component ethnic groups, some of which are related to ethnic groups that make up the Ethiopian people in neighboring Ethiopia and people groups in other parts of the Horn of Africa.
The Kunama are an ethnic group native to Eritrea. They are one of the smallest ethnic communities in Eritrea, constituting only 4% of the population. Most of the estimated 260,000 Kunama live in the remote and isolated area between the Gash and Setit rivers near the border with Ethiopia. The Kunama people have ancient ancestry in the land of ...
Contemporary Eritrea is a multi-ethnic country with nine recognised ethnic groups, each of which has a distinct language. The most widely spoken languages are Tigrinya and Arabic. The others are Tigre, Saho, Kuinama, Nara, Afar, Beja, Bilen and English. [27] Tigrinya, Arabic and English serve as the three working languages.
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Eritrea" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Afar people;
Mount Emba Soira, Eritrea's highest mountain, and a small successor village lies near the site. Qohaito is often identified as the town Koloe described in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea , a Greco-Roman document dated to the end of the first century, [ 5 ] which thrived as a stop on the trade route between Adulis and Aksum .
Ethnic groups in Eritrea (3 C, 23 P) Expatriates in Eritrea (11 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Demographics of Eritrea" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of ...
Ethnic groups Abkhazia: By ethnicity ... Eritrea: By ethnicity Tigrinya (50%), Tigre ... The collection of official estimates of ethnicity and race is prohibited in ...