![]() Berta playing horns during a wedding ceremony | |
Total population | |
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390,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Ethiopia: 208,759[1] Sudan: 180,000[2] | |
Languages | |
Berta | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Gumuz, Uduk, Wetawit |
The Berta (Bertha) or Funj or Benishangul are an ethnic group living along the border of Sudan and Ethiopia. They speak a Nilo-Saharan language that is not related to those of their Nilo-Saharan neighbors (Gumuz, Uduk). The total population of Ethiopian-Bertas in Ethiopia is 208,759 people. Sudanese-Bertas number around 180,000.