bedawi
Bedawi is an ethnonym that can refer to the Bedawi or Beja people, a Cushitic-speaking group native to the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea region. In Arabic and older ethnographic literature, Bedawi often denotes desert-dwelling or nomadic groups, sometimes used interchangeably with Beja.
The Bedawi language, also known as Beja, belongs to the Cushitic branch of Afroasiatic languages. It comprises
Geographically, Bedawi-speaking communities have traditionally inhabited the Red Sea littoral and semi-desert interior zones, with historical
Socially, Bedawi communities are organized around clans and lineages. Traditional livelihoods include pastoralism, trading, and crafts;
Historically, the Bedawi/Beja have long inhabited the Red Sea margins and interior, with documented contact with