The Adio (also called Iddio or Makaraka) are an ethnic group indigenous to Central Africa, closely related to the powerful Azande or NiamNiam, occupying the Bahr-el-Ghazal west of Lado. They came originally from the country of the Kibas, north of the Welle River. They do not extract the incisors. [1]
Currently, they form part of the population of the South Sudanese state of Central Equatoria. The Adio speak Kakwa and Mundu. [2]
The Azande are an ethnic group of North Central Africa.
Kaya is a city in Central Equatoria, South Sudan.
The Baka are an ethnic group from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Western Equatoria in South Sudan. They are mainly Christian and number about 25,000 people (1993).
The Bai people is an ethnic group speaking the Bai language in South Sudan. The Bai language is a Niger–Congo language. Several thousand persons belong to this group. The Bai people mostly inhabit the Southern Sudanese state of Western Bahr el Ghazal.
Indri are the members of an ethnic group of South Sudan. Most of them are Muslims. The number of persons in this group is about 1,000. They speak Indri, a Ubangian language.
Kaligi is an ethnic group in South Sudan. Most of its members are Muslims. The number of persons in this group is above 10,000. They live in Bahr el Ghazal.
The Kara are an ethnic group inhabiting South Sudan and the Central African Republic. They speak the Gula language, which is a Central Sudanic language.
The Morokodo are an ethnic group numbering over 40,000 people living in the South Sudanese state of Western Equatoria. They speak Morokodo language, a Central Sudanic language
Mundu is an ethnic group in Western Equatoria in South Sudan. Its population in Sudan is about 50,000 to 60,000. They speak Mündü, a Ubangian language.
The Ndogo are an ethnic group from the South Sudan, part of the Fertit.
Keliko or Kaliko is an ethnic group from South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda. Most members of this ethnic group are Christians. They speak the Keliko language, which is a Nilo-Saharan language. The population of this group likely exceeds 10,000.
Pari is an ethnic group in South Sudan. They also call themselves Jo-Pari.
The Nimbari language, which is no longer spoken, was a member of the Leko–Nimbari group of Savanna languages. It was spoken in northern Cameroon. Ethnologue lists Badjire, Gorimbari, and Padjara-Djabi villages as Nimbari locations in Bénoué and Mayo-Louti divisions.
Aja are an ethnic group in the South Sudan state of Western Bahr el Ghazal. They mostly live along the upper reaches of the Sopo River.
The Binga are an ethnic group living in the South Sudanese state of Western Bahr el Ghazal and in Darfur. They speak a dialect of Yulu.
The Lokoya are an ethnic group who broke out from the Otuho nation numbering about 30,000 people living in between Jubek State and Eastern Equatoria state, South Sudan.
The Mangayat are an ethnic group living in the South Sudanese state of Western Bahr el Ghazal.
The Nyangwara are an ethnic group numbering between 25,000 and 30,000 people living in the South Sudan in the state of Central Equatoria. They are part of Karo people which also includes Bari, Mundari, Kakwa, Kuku and Pojulu tribes. They speak Kutuk na Nyangwara.
The Balanda Boor are an ethnic group numbering 40,000 to 50,000 people living in the South Sudanese states of Western Equatoria and Western Bahr el Ghazal. They speak the Belanda Bor language, however most are bilingual in Belanda Viri.
Oliver Batali Albino, also sometimes referred to as Oliver Albino Batali, was a South Sudanese politician and civil servant.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Makaraka". Encyclopædia Britannica . 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 451. | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Makaraka . |
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