Cultural portrait · South and Mayo-Kebbi
Gabri / Nanchere / Somrai
People of Tandjilé, subsistence farming, myths and flutes.
Context
People profile
- Language family
- Afro-Asiatic (Chadic)
- Region / province
- Tandjilé and West Logone
- Livelihoods
- farming
- Customs and oral literature
- Collective dances with flutes and drums.
- Present-day situation
In 2024, floods affected 226,535 people in Tandjilé. Crisis Group cites the Tandjilé populations among the southern sedentary communities hit by farmer–herder violence. (OCHA, « Tchad : Situation des inondations – Rapport de situation n°04 », ; International Crisis Group, Briefing Afrique n°199, « Tchad : rompre le cycle des violences agropastorales », )
Amnesty International documented 98 deaths in 14 villages between 2022 and 2024 in farmer–herder violence in Moyen-Chari, Mandoul and both Logone provinces; it notes longer transhumance and herders settling in the south. (Amnesty International, « Vivre de la terre et mourir pour elle », )
- Sources
- EDS-MICS 2014-2015 · Sources
- Last reviewed
- Share (EDS-MICS 2014–2015)
- 2%
- Subgroups
- Gabri, Kabalaye, Nanchere, Somrai
- Culture
- A southern Chadic cluster, often traditionalist, rich in stories.
- Food / staple foods
- Cereals, fishing, leaves, peanuts.
- To remember
- Gabri, Nanchere, Somrai and Kabalaye languages.
SourcesPortraits and pages draw on public sources. Population shares follow the 2014-2015 EDS-MICS household survey, not the last census (RGPH 2009). Main photographs are documentary stills (Festival Dary, Wiki Loves Folklore, Wiki Loves Africa, Wikimedia archives) under Creative Commons, credited to the photographer.
In-depth portrait
Machine translation from French, under review. The French text is authoritative.
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Cultural profile
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History and origins
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Language
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Social organisation
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Beliefs and religious practice
To be documented: awaiting verified sources and community testimony.
Life cycle (birth, initiation, marriage, funerals)
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Housing, crafts and dress
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Population share source: EDS-MICS 2014-2015 (INSEED / ICF).
Location
South and Mayo-Kebbi
Provinces listed in our data: Logone Occidental · Tandjilé
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References
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