Back شعب نارا Arabic Nara-folket Danish Nara (Volk) German Naraoj Esperanto Pueblo nara Spanish Nara (peuple) French נארה (קבוצה אתנית) HE Nara (narod) Croatian Nara (popolo) Italian ナラ人 Japanese
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 108,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Eritrea | |
| Languages | |
| Nara | |
| Religion | |
| Islam[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kunama |
The Nara are an ethnic group inhabiting southwestern Eritrea. The society is divided into four subtribes, who are traditionally animist. They are mostly subsistence farmers. The Nara ethnonym means "Sky Heaven".[3] They also used to call themselves the Barya.[4][5] The Nara number around 108,000 individuals.[1] They constitute around 1.5% of the population of Eritrea.[2] They are typically agrarian and have settled primarily along the border with Sudan.[6] They are located north of the Kunama, in the western parts of Barka Plains, the Nara constitute about 1.5% of the Eritrean population.[7]
- ^ a b "Nara". Ethnologue. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ a b Mussie Tesfagiorgis G. (2010). Eritrea. ABC-CLIO. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-59884-231-9.
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Narawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cavalli-Sforza, L. Luca; Menozzi, Paolo; and Piazza Alberto The History and Geography of Human Genes Princeton, New Jersey: 1994 Princeton University Press "Ethiopians, Some of Their Neighbors, and North Africans" Page 173
- ^ Woldemikael, Tekle M. "Language, education, and public policy in Eritrea." African Studies Review 46.1 (2003): 117-136.
- ^ Killion, Tom (1998). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. ISBN 978-0-8108-3437-8.
- ^ Tesfagiorgis, Mussie G. (2010-10-29). Eritrea. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-232-6.
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