Grouping term for ethnic people resides in southwestern Ethiopia
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Suri (Suri, Mursi, Me'en, Kwegu)
Suri girl
Total population
'Surmic' speakers: 80,000 (1998), 186,875 (2007)
Regions with significant populations
southwestern Ethiopia, South Sudan
Languages
Suri, Mursi, Me'en, Kwegu
Religion
Animism, minority Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Other Surmic peoples
Suri is a collective name for three ethnic groups (Chai, Timaga, and Baale) mainly living in Suri woreda, in southwestern Ethiopia. They share many similarities politically, territorially, culturally and economically but speak different languages. They all speak South East Surmic languages within the Nilo-Saharan language family, which includes the Mun, Majang, and Me'en people's languages.
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of stretching of the lip and the wishes of the wearer. Among the Surma and Mursi people of the lower Omo River valley in Ethiopia, about 6 to 12 months...
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form is frequently used for the three related languages spoken by the Surmapeople: Suri, Mursi, and Me'en. Suri is spoken in two dialect by two nationalities...
nudity is observed among some Burkinabese and Nilo-Saharan (e.g. Nuba and Surmapeople)—during particular occasions; for example, stick-fighting tournaments...
together with the Me'en and Kwegu by the Ethiopian government under the name Surma. The Mursi speak the Mursi language as a mother tongue. It is a part of...
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traditional faiths. Among these belief systems are the Nilo-Saharan Surmapeople's acknowledgment of the sky god Tumu. According to the IMF, in 2010 the...
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