Erenga is an ethnic group of

Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...

. In Kulbus province of

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the members of this group are at about 30% of the population. The members of this group speak Sungor language, a

Nilo-Saharan The Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed family of around 210 African languages spoken by somewhere around 70 million speakers, mainly in the upper parts of the Chari and Nile rivers, including historic Nubia, north of where the two tributari ...

language of the Taman branch. Their population was estimated to be around 35,000 according to a 1996 source.

Culture

The Erenga are mainly

pastoralists Pastoralism is a form of animal husbandry where domesticated animals (known as "livestock") are released onto large vegetated outdoor lands (pastures) for grazing, historically by nomadic people who moved around with their herds. The anima ...

who raise goats, cattle, and camels. They also engage in subsistence agriculture. The Erenga have a clan system where the Shali, Awra, and Girga clans are some of the most influential groups. Most Erenga are Muslim.

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Information on ethnic groups in Kulbus province
Ethnic groups in Sudan {{Sudan-ethno-group-stub