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Ethnic group

Shuweihat
Total population
2,171,000
Regions with significant populations
Sudan, Chad
Languages
Sudanese Arabic

Shuweihat are the members of an ethnic minority in Chad and Sudan, which belongs to the Baggara Arabs. Most of them are Sunni Muslims. They speak the Sudanese dialect of the Arabic language.

There are about 2 million Shuweihat.

References

v t e Arab tribes in Sudan
Ababda Artega Awadia Awlad Himayd Batahin Bedaria Beni Halba Dubasiyin Fadnia Fezara Gawamaa Gimma Habbaniya Hasania Hawazma Humr Husseinat Ja'alin Kababish Kawahla Maalia Mahamid Manasir Messiria Rashaida Rizeigat Rubatab Rufa'a Selim Shaigiya Shukria Taʽisha
Part of Arab tribes

v t e Ethnic groups in Chad
Amdang Baggara Arabs Shuweihat Bagirmi Buduma Dar Daju Daju Fongoro Fula Fur Gula Haddad Hadjarai Hausa Kanuri Kanembu Yerwa Kanuri Kim Kotoko Kujarke Lisi Bilala Maba Mandara Mandinka Mararit Masa Masalit Musgum Sara Sinyar Sudanese Sungor Tama Kimr Toubou Gouran Anakaza Tunjur Tupuri Zaghawa Bidayat

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