Koalib Nuba
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Koalib Nuba is an ethnic minority of Sudan
and a subgroup of the people called "Nuba
". It numbers more than 50,000 persons. This minority is divided in terms of religion. They speak Koalib
, a Niger–Congo language. They live in the Nuba Mountains
in Kordofan.
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
and a subgroup of the people called "Nuba
Nuba
Nuba is a collective term used here for the peoples who inhabit the Nuba Mountains, in Sudan, Africa. Although the term is used to describe them as if they composed a single group, the Nuba are multiple distinct peoples and speak different languages...
". It numbers more than 50,000 persons. This minority is divided in terms of religion. They speak Koalib
Koalib language
Koalib is a Niger–Congo language in the Heiban family spoken in the Sudan. The Koalib Nuba, Turum, and Umm Heitan ethnic groups speak this language....
, a Niger–Congo language. They live in the Nuba Mountains
Nuba Mountains
Nuba Mountains is an area located in South Kordofan, Sudan. The area is home to a group of indigenous ethnic groups known collectively as the Nuba peoples. In the 18th century, Nuba Mountains became home to the kingdom of Taqali that controlled the hills of the mountains until their defeat by...
in Kordofan.