Anuak people

Anyuak
Anywaak children in Dimma, Ethiopia
Total population
250,000-300,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
East Africa (mainly in Gambela Ethiopia, and South Sudan)
 Ethiopia89,000 (2007 census)[2]
 South Sudan165,000 (2008 census)[3]
Languages
Dha Anywaa
Religion
Christianity, Traditional African religions
Related ethnic groups
Acholi, Shilluk, other Luo peoples, other Nilotic peoples

The Anyuak, also known as Anyuaa and Anywaa, are a Luo Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting parts of East Africa. The Anuak belong to the larger Luo family group. Their language is referred to as Dha-Anywaa. They primarily reside in the Gambela Region of western Ethiopia, and South Sudan. Group members number between 200,000 and 300,000 people worldwide.[4] Many of the Anyuak people now follow Christianity. It is one of the first of the Nilotic groups to become almost entirely Christian, following the Shilluk people.

  1. ^ "Atlas of Humanity". Atlas of Humanity.
  2. ^ "Anuak". Minority Rights Group. June 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Anyuak Kingdom". Sudan Tribune. October 31, 2016.
  4. ^ Anuak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2019)