Sudanese Arabs
عرب سودانيون | |
|---|---|
Sudanese Arab from the tribe of Manasir | |
| Total population | |
| ~35 million (70% of the population) | |
| Languages | |
| Sudanese Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arabs, Nubians, Beja, Cushites, Nilo-Saharans |
Sudanese Arabs (Arabic: عرب سودانيون, romanized: ʿarab sūdāniyyūn) are the inhabitants of Sudan who identify as Arabs and speak Arabic as their mother tongue. Sudanese Arabs make up 70% of the population of Sudan; however, prior to the independence of South Sudan in 2011, Sudanese Arabs made up 40% of the population. They are Sunni Muslims and speak Sudanese Arabic.