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Nyangatom people

Ethnic group in Ethiopia and South Sudan

Summary

Ethnic group in Ethiopia and South Sudan

Field	Value
group	Nyangatom
native_name	Donyiro
native_name_lang	Nyangatom
flag
image	3671 Ethiopie ethnie Nyangatom.JPG
image_caption	Nyangatom woman
total	30,000
total_year
total_source	estimate
total_ref
regions	Ethiopia
languages	Nyangatom language
religions	Christian and Traditional African Religion
related_groups	Other Ateker people, Other Nilotic peoples

South Sudan

The Nyangatom also known as Donyiro and pejoratively as Bumé are Nilotic agro-pastoralists inhabiting the border of southwestern Ethiopia, southeastern South Sudan, and the Ilemi Triangle. They speak the Nyangatom language.

Overview

The Nyangatom are members of the Ateker or Karamojong cluster that also contains the Turkana, Toposa, Karamojong, Iteso people (Kenya AND Uganda), Ibo People (Nigeria) and Jie who speak closely related languages. They number approximately 30,000 with populations in both South Sudan and Ethiopia. Many Nyangatom are nomadic, residing in mobile livestock villages that may migrate several times a year. A substantial number of Nyangatom also reside in semi-permanent villages. It is common for individuals to move between mobile cattle camps and semi-permanent villages.

The Nyangatom have intermittent conflict with many of their neighbors, especially the Turkana, Dassanetch, and Suri. Despite the risk of intergroup conflict, many Nyangatom have bond friends with members of other groups and there are trade relationships between the Nyangatom and many of their neighbors.

Along with other groups in the Lower Omo Valley, the Nyangatom face challenges to their future subsistence and cultural traditions due to large-scale agricultural projects occurring in their territory.

References

Tornay, Serge. (1981). "The Nyangatom: An Outline of Their Ecology and Social Organization". African Studies Center, Michigan State University.
(July 2010). "Population and Housing Census Report-Country - 2007". [[Central Statistical Agency]].
(2013). "Investigating the Potential of Peace Committees in Ethiopia: A Needs Assessment in IGAD CEWARN's Karamoja and Somali Clusters". IAG InterAfrica Group.
(2012-06-01). ""What will happen if hunger comes?": abuses against the indigenous peoples of Ethiopia's Lower Omo Valley". Human Rights Watch.
International, Survival. "Omo Valley Tribes: Gibe III dam".

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