Nyangatom (Bume/Donyiro) People: 1 Of The Almost Feared Tribes Inward Omo Valley Famed For Their Unique Story-Telling Together With Singing Prowess
The Nyangatom (sometimes written Inyangatom) likewise known every bit Donyiro or Bumé are semi-nomadic agro-pastoralist of Nilotic ethnic extraction inhabiting the dry, semi-desert lands of southwestern Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia together with southeastern South Sudan. The Nyangatom are role of a larger group, the Karimojong cluster, which is spread over 4 countries : Republic of Uganda (Karimojong, Jie together with Dodos), Republic of Kenya (Turkana), Sudan (Toposa together with Jiye) together with Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Nyangatom).

Nyangatom people from Omo valley, Ethiopia
Numerically modest together with bellicose, they tend herds inwards a peculiarly inhospitable role of the disputed Ilemi Triangle. The Nyangatom are to a greater extent than or less of the most feared warriors inwards the Omo Valley, locked inwards bloody feuds amongst the tribes that environs them.
The Nyangatom accept grown inwards recent years. One justice suggests the tribe’s numbers accept almost tripled over the final iii decades to nigh 14,000, partly due to the activities of Swedish missionaries who provided wellness assist together with relief supplies until they left inwards 2002.

Nyangatom daughter Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Nyangatom daughter Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia — Fotopedia Eric Lafforgue
The Nyangatom are linguistically together with ethnically closely related to the Toposa. H5N1 century ago, both tribes were known every bit ''Hum'' or ''Kum''. H5N1 get upward that even together with thus survives is '' Bume'' - the Ethiopian get upward of the Nyangatom. They are called past times the pejorative exonym Bume pregnant "the smelly ones" past times their neighbours (all but 1 ethnic grouping inwards the share existence their enemies) such every bit the Suri together with Turkana inwards the Omo valley.
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Nyangatom people from Omo valley, Ethiopia
Numerically modest together with bellicose, they tend herds inwards a peculiarly inhospitable role of the disputed Ilemi Triangle. The Nyangatom are to a greater extent than or less of the most feared warriors inwards the Omo Valley, locked inwards bloody feuds amongst the tribes that environs them.

Nyangatom man child amongst his facial tribal marks
The Nyangatom accept grown inwards recent years. One justice suggests the tribe’s numbers accept almost tripled over the final iii decades to nigh 14,000, partly due to the activities of Swedish missionaries who provided wellness assist together with relief supplies until they left inwards 2002.
Nyangatom daughter Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Nyangatom daughter Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia — Fotopedia Eric Lafforgue
The Nyangatom are linguistically together with ethnically closely related to the Toposa. H5N1 century ago, both tribes were known every bit ''Hum'' or ''Kum''. H5N1 get upward that even together with thus survives is '' Bume'' - the Ethiopian get upward of the Nyangatom. They are called past times the pejorative exonym Bume pregnant "the smelly ones" past times their neighbours (all but 1 ethnic grouping inwards the share existence their enemies) such every bit the Suri together with Turkana inwards the Omo valley.
Bumi human being amongst his trunk painting

Nyangatom girl



Nyangatom adult woman wearing numerous strands of beads made from wood. Omo River, southwest Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | ©Nigel Pavitt
Nyangatom tum beautification mark



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