Bishari tribe
The Bishari (Arabic: البشارية, romanized: al-Bishāriyyah, or البشاريين, romanized: al-Bishāriyyīn; Beja: Oobshaari) are a Cushitic ethnic group ethnic group who live in parts of Northeast Africa. They are one of the major divisions of the Beja people. Apart from local dialects of Arabic, the Bishari speak the Beja language, which belongs to the Afroasiatic family of the Cushitic branch.
Historical photograph of a group of Bishari people by G. Lekegian, c. 1895 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 42,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sudan | 15,000 (1992) |
| Egypt | Unknown |
| Languages | |
| Beja (Bidhaawyeet), Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Beja | |
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