Umm Heitan
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Umm Heitan is an ethnic group in South Kurdufan
in Sudan
. They speak Koalib
, a Niger-Congo language. The population of this group likely is 22,000. They are a Muslim ethnic grouping.
South Kurdufan
Southern Kordofan is one of the 15 wilayat or provinces of Sudan. It has an area of 158,355 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,100,000 people . Kaduqli is the capital of the state...
in 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 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. The population of this group likely is 22,000. They are a Muslim ethnic grouping.