Sara people
Central Sudanic ethnic group native to Chad, the Central African Republic, and North Sudan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sara people are a Central Sudanic ethnic group native to southern Chad, the northwestern areas of the Central African Republic, and the southern border of North Sudan.[3] They speak the Sara languages which are a part of the Central Sudanic language family.[4] They are also the largest ethnic group in Chad.[5][6]
Total population | |
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~4 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
The Republic of Chad, the Central African Republic, and the Republic of Sudan | |
Chad | 5,311,303 (30.5%)[1] |
Central African Republic | 423,281 (7.9%)[2] |
Languages | |
Sara languages, French | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Sara animism (traditional African religion), Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Bilala people and other Central Sudanic peoples |
Sara oral histories add further details about the people. In summary, the Sara are mostly animists (veneration of nature), with a social order made up of several patrilineal clans formerly united into a single polity with a national language, national identity, and national religion. Many Sara people have retained their ethnic religion, but some have converted to Christianity and Islam.[7]