Mundaris stand with a UN peacekeeper in front of a fish drying rack in Tombek, Sudan (2007).A boy near a cowMundari Girls collecting waterThe Mudari also love to fishA young Mundari boy scoops fish from a fishing boat in South Sudan
The group is composed of cattle-herders and agriculturalists and are part of Karo people which also includes Bari, Pojulu, Kakwa, Kuku and Nyangwara. Kutuk na Mundari is also the name of their language, which is similar to Kutuk na Kuku, Kutuk na Kakwa, Kutuk na Pojulu, Kutuk na Bari, and Kutuk na Nyangwara.
The traditional Mundari tribal lands are located roughly 75 kilometers north of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, and are centered on the town of Terekeka in the state of Central Equatoria. They are bordered to the north by the BorDinka at , Pariak, and to the south by the Bari of Juba 12 km at the Gwerkek north of Peiti Northern Bari of Juba base on 1956 British Colonial boundaries. Their lands are bounded on the east by the White Nile and extend west to Laka Ma'di in Western Equatoria state, an area roughly 100 by 75 kilometers in size.
The land, like much of South Sudan, is predominantly flat and marked by occasional isolated large hills. The low-lying land contains many rivers and lakes and is prone to flooding during the rainy season. The soil is predominantly clay-based, causing drainage and water retention problems, and provides a very fertile basis in support of cattle grazing.
A young Mundari Boy carrying a Radio
The main settlements in Mundariland are Terekeka, Gemeiza, Mangalla, Muni, Tombek, Tindilo, Tali, Rego, Tijor, Rijong, Koweri, and Nyori.
Cultureedit
Boy milking cow in Mundari tribe, South Sudan
The Mundari, like other Nilotic tribes, are very cattle-oriented: cattle serves as a form of currency and a mark of status. Marriages are arranged by the prospective groom offering cattle to the bride's family and husbands may take as many wives as they can support. The Mundari engage in perennial cattle raiding wars with the Bor Dinka during the dry season.
Mundari men sometimes bathe their hair in cow urine; the uric acid gives the hair a red, yellow, or orange color, which they regard as beautiful.[2][3]
The Mundari also cultivate sorghum and catch fish using nets and spears.
In common with other Nilotic tribes in Sudan, the Mundari practice ritual scarification as a rite of passage into adulthood for young men. The typical Mundari scar pattern consists of two sets of three parallel lines, each on either side of the forehead, extending in a downward slope and unconnected in the middle.
Mundari lady sitting downMundari men wrestlling a prestigious game within the Mundari
^Thomas Page, The Mundari: The tribe dying for their cows, CNN (August 31, 2016).
^Levison Wood, Encounters: A Photographic Journey (Octopus Books: 2020).
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mundari, people, confused, with, mundari, language, munda, people, india, mundari, small, ethnic, group, south, sudan, they, part, karo, people, karo, ethnic, groupmundaritotal, population70, regions, with, significant, populations, south, sudanlanguagesmandar. Not to be confused with the Mundari language or Munda people of India The Mundari are a small ethnic group of South Sudan They are a part of the Karo people one of the Karo ethnic GroupMundariTotal population70 000 100 000 1 Regions with significant populations South SudanLanguagesMandariReligionAfrican traditional religionRelated ethnic groupsKaro people other Nilotic peoplesMundaris stand with a UN peacekeeper in front of a fish drying rack in Tombek Sudan 2007 A boy near a cowMundari Girls collecting waterThe Mudari also love to fishA young Mundari boy scoops fish from a fishing boat in South SudanThe group is composed of cattle herders and agriculturalists and are part of Karo people which also includes Bari Pojulu Kakwa Kuku and Nyangwara Kutuk na Mundari is also the name of their language which is similar to Kutuk na Kuku Kutuk na Kakwa Kutuk na Pojulu Kutuk na Bari and Kutuk na Nyangwara Contents 1 Tribal land 2 Culture 3 References 4 External linksTribal land editThe traditional Mundari tribal lands are located roughly 75 kilometers north of Juba the capital of South Sudan and are centered on the town of Terekeka in the state of Central Equatoria They are bordered to the north by the Bor Dinka at Pariak and to the south by the Bari of Juba 12 km at the Gwerkek north of Peiti Northern Bari of Juba base on 1956 British Colonial boundaries Their lands are bounded on the east by the White Nile and extend west to Laka Ma di in Western Equatoria state an area roughly 100 by 75 kilometers in size The land like much of South Sudan is predominantly flat and marked by occasional isolated large hills The low lying land contains many rivers and lakes and is prone to flooding during the rainy season The soil is predominantly clay based causing drainage and water retention problems and provides a very fertile basis in support of cattle grazing nbsp A young Mundari Boy carrying a RadioThe main settlements in Mundariland are Terekeka Gemeiza Mangalla Muni Tombek Tindilo Tali Rego Tijor Rijong Koweri and Nyori Culture edit nbsp Boy milking cow in Mundari tribe South SudanThe Mundari like other Nilotic tribes are very cattle oriented cattle serves as a form of currency and a mark of status Marriages are arranged by the prospective groom offering cattle to the bride s family and husbands may take as many wives as they can support The Mundari engage in perennial cattle raiding wars with the Bor Dinka during the dry season Mundari men sometimes bathe their hair in cow urine the uric acid gives the hair a red yellow or orange color which they regard as beautiful 2 3 The Mundari also cultivate sorghum and catch fish using nets and spears In common with other Nilotic tribes in Sudan the Mundari practice ritual scarification as a rite of passage into adulthood for young men The typical Mundari scar pattern consists of two sets of three parallel lines each on either side of the forehead extending in a downward slope and unconnected in the middle nbsp Mundari lady sitting down nbsp Mundari men wrestlling a prestigious game within the MundariReferences edit https africageographic com stories the mundari of south sudan Thomas Page The Mundari The tribe dying for their cows CNN August 31 2016 Levison Wood Encounters A Photographic Journey Octopus Books 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mandari people Equatorians Abroad Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mundari people amp oldid 1172361009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
