Gumuz people

Gumuz

Total population
250,000
Regions with significant populations
Ethiopia	159,418[1]
Sudan	88,000[2]
Languages
Gumuz Dialects Disoha (Desua), Dakunza (Degoja, Dukunza, Gunza, Ganza, Dukuna, Dugunza), Sai, Sese (Saysay), Dekoka, Dewiya, Kukwaya, Gombo, Jemhwa, Modea: 151,000[3]
Religion
Predominately traditional faith; minority Christianity, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Gule, Kwama, Shita, Uduk, Komo

The Gumuz (also spelled Gumaz and Gumz) are an ethnic group speaking a Nilo-Saharan language inhabiting the Benishangul-Gumuz Region in western Ethiopia, as well as the Fazogli region in Sudan. They speak the Gumuz language, which belongs to the Nilo-Saharan family.^{[citation needed]} The Gumuz number around 250,000 individuals.^{[citation needed]}