Sudanese

Nile Valley African

Sudanese refers to people or things from Sudan, a country in northeastern Africa.

As a noun, a Sudanese is a person from Sudan: The Sudanese have endured decades of conflict.

As an adjective, it describes anything relating to the country, its people, or culture: Sudanese Arabic, Sudanese cuisine.

The word applies to both Sudan and South Sudan, which became independent in 2011.

geography

Nile

Africa's longest river

  • SahelSemi-arid African transition zone
  • DarfurSudanese western territory
  • NubiaAncient Nile Valley kingdom

Khartoum · savannah · desert · Red Sea · Blue Nile · White Nile · Horn of Africa · East Africa

heritage

Nubian

Of a Nile civilization

antiquity · civilization · Christianity · Islam · Sufism · colonialism · traditions · rituals · cultural identity · Mahdi

nationality

Khartoum

Sudan's largest city

expatriate · identity · Arab · Nubian · naturalization · consulate · embassy · compatriot · homeland · sovereignty

cuisine

sorghum

Warm-climate cereal grass

linguistic

Arabic

Semitic language family member

Categories
Opposites
national/ethnic identity

SudaneseEthiopian

From Africa's oldest nation

Egyptian · Chadian · Eritrean · Libyan · non-African

Family

Sudan

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G