Category
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Somalis
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The Somalis (, ) (, Wadaad: , Arabic: ) are a Cushitic ethnic group and nation native to the Somali Peninsula.
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The Somali language is the shared mother tongue of ethnic Somalis, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are predominantly Sunni Muslim. Forming one of the largest ethnic groups on the continent, they cover one of the most expansive landmasses by a
Afar people
Horner ethnic group who are descendants of Puntites
Oromo people
Horner ethnic group, with several subcategories
Beja people
ethnic group of Red Sea Hills
Agaw people
ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia and Eritrea
Sidama people
Horner ethnic group who are descendants of Ancient Puntites
Saho people
Horner ethnic group who are descendants of ancient Puntites
Iraqw people
ethnic group in Tanzania
Hadiyya
language spoken in Ethiopia
Konso people
ethnic group in Ethiopia
Cushitic peoples
group of Horner ethnicities who speak the Afroasiatic Cushitic language
Daasanach people
ethnic group
Bilen people
Horner ethnic group in Eritrea
Gedeo people
ethnic group in Southern Ethiopia

Hadiya people
ethnic group
Bishareen
Tribe in Egypt and Sudan
Aweer people
ethnic group
Qemant people
small ethnic group in Northwestern Ethiopia particularly in Gondar
Rendille people
ethnic group of Kenya
El Molo people
ethnic group mainly inhabiting the northern Eastern Province of Kenya
Kambaata people
Cushitic ethnic group in Ethiopia
Gorowa people
ethnic group
Hadendoa
Hadendoa (or Hadendowa) is the name of a nomadic subdivision of the Beja people, known for their support of the Mahdiyyah rebellion during the 1880s to 1890s. The area historically inhabited by the Hadendoa lies today in parts of Sudan, Egypt and Eritrea.
Beni-Amer people
northeast African ethnic group
Burunge people
Tanzanian people

Asa people
ethnic group of Tanzania
Madhiban
The Madhiban (Somali: Madhibaan, Arabic:مطيبان, also spelled ماديبان, Madeban, Madebaan, or Madebban) alternately known as Reer Sheikh Madhibe or Mohammed Gorgaarte, are a prominent Somali sub-clan of the Gorgaarte, which belongs to the Hawiye conglomerate of clans. They are scattered throughout the Horn of Africa, with the majority residing in the northern part of Somalia (Somaliland, North Eastern and Puntland) .
Alagwa people
ethnic group from Dodoma Region of Tanzania

Nigist Fura
Furra or Fura was a medieval queen (Nigist) of the Sidama region in southern Ethiopia. Her story is found in folklore across the Horn of Africa—such as in the stories of Queen Gudit in Northern Ethiopian and Eritean folklore and Queen Araweelo in Somali folklore. The person behind these various alternative names is portrayed as a powerful female ruler, probably identical to Māsobā Wārq, the daughter of the last Aksumite king, Dil Na'ad, mentioned in an early Arabic source.