Shuweihat
Encyclopedia
Shuweihat are the members of an ethnic minority in Chad
and Sudan
, which belongs to the Baggara Arabs. Most of them are Muslims. They speak the Shuwa
dialect of the Arabic language
.
There are about 2,000,000 Shuweihat.
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
and 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...
, which belongs to the Baggara Arabs. Most of them are Muslims. They speak the Shuwa
Shuwa
Shuwa may mean*Shuwa Arabic, the Afro-Arabic language spoken in Sudan, Chad and other states of Sahelian Africa*The mostly Arab speakers of this language also known as Baggara*The Japanese Sign Language *Honinbo Shuwa, a Japanese professional go player...
dialect of the Arabic language
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
.
There are about 2,000,000 Shuweihat.