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The Jiye, also known as Jie, are an ethnic group living in the Kathangor Hills in
Eastern Equatoria Eastern Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 73,472 km2. The capital city is Torit. On October 1, 1972, the state was divided into Imatong and Namorunyang states and was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 F ...
state,
South Sudan South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...
. They speak a dialect of the Toposa language.


Culture

The Jiye are seasonal pastoralists that mainly raise cattle. Women and children generally live in settled villages while men leave the village for the season to feed the cattle on pastures. In the villages, women engage in farming and cultivate crops like cow peas, maize, millet and tobacco. Cattle play a major role in Jiye culture and are incorporated into the religious system of the Jiye.


References

Nilotic peoples Ethnic groups in South Sudan {{SouthSudan-ethno-group-stub