The Uduk are a
Nilo-Saharan group from eastern
Sudan. They call themselves ''Kwanim Pa'' and are culturally and linguistically related to neighboring communities, such as the
Gumuz and the
Kwama from the
Sudan-Ethiopia borderland. Due to the recent war in southern Sudan they have been forced to emigrate to other countries, especially
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
. Following the peace agreement in 2005, some Uduk have started to return home.
The Uduk adhere to their traditional religion along with Christianity or Islam which incorporates traditional beliefs and practices.
References
* James, Wendy. 1979. ''`Kwanim Pa: The making of the Uduk people''. Clarendon Press, Oxford.
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Ethnic groups in Sudan