The Nyangatom also known as Donyiro and pejoratively as Bumé are
Nilotic
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agro-pastoralists inhabiting the border of southwestern
Ethiopia
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, southeastern
South Sudan
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, 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
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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
External links
BBC program Tribe, July 2006Website for Nyangatom Anthropology
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Nilotic peoples
Ethnic groups in Ethiopia
Ethnic groups in South Sudan
Eastern Equatoria
Ethiopia–South Sudan relations