Shuweihat are the members of an ethnic minority in Chad and Sudan, which belongs to the Ja'alin tribal confederation.[1] Most of them are Sunni Muslims. They are considered closely related to the Bedayria tribe.[2] They speak the Sudanese dialect of the Arabic language.[3]
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Sudan, Chad | |
| Languages | |
| Sudanese Arabic |
References
edit- ↑ "Sudan Notes and Records Volume 12, 0 1929". p. 210. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ MacMichael, H. A. (1922). A History of the Arabs in the Sudan: And Some Account of the People who Preceded them and of the Tribes Inhabiting Dárfūr: Volume 2 (PDF). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 236. ISBN 978-1108010269.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ↑ H. A. MacMichael (1922), p. 202-203.