Masalit people
Flag used by some Masalit nationalists | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 979,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Wadai Region Chad and West Darfur Sudan | |
| Chad | 682,000 (2024) |
| Sudan | 297,000 (2022) |
| Languages | |
| Masalit, Chadian Arabic, Sudanese Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Maba, Fur, Zaghawa, Nilo-Saharans | |
The Masalit (Masalit: masala/masara; Arabic: مساليت) are an ethnic group inhabiting western Sudan and eastern Chad. They speak the Masalit language.