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Erenga is an ethnic group of Sudan. In Kulbus province of West Darfur in Sudan the members of this group are at about 30% of the population. The members of this group speak Sungor language, a Nilo-Saharan language. Their population was estimated to be around 35,000 according to a 1996 source.[1]

Culture

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The Erenga are mainly pastoralists who raise goats, cattle, and camels. They also engage in subsistence agriculture.[1]

The Erenga have a clan system where the Shali, Awra, and Girga clans are some of the most influential groups.[1]

Most Erenga are Muslim.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Olson, James Stuart; Meur, Charles (1996). The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 168–169. ISBN 978-0-313-27918-8.
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