Karko
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Karko is an ethnic group in the Nuba Mountains
in Northern Sudan
. They speak Karko, a Nubian language (Sample: "Ambapo ni kitabu chako?" - "Where is your book?"). Most members of this ethnicity are Muslims. The population of this ethnicity exceeds 10,000.
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 Northern Sudan
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...
. They speak Karko, a Nubian language (Sample: "Ambapo ni kitabu chako?" - "Where is your book?"). Most members of this ethnicity are Muslims. The population of this ethnicity exceeds 10,000.