Sinyar people
Shamya | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 30,000 (1996) | |
| Languages | |
| Sinyar language | |
| Religion | |
| Islam |
Sinyar are the members of a minor ethnic minority in Chad and possibly Sudan (West Darfur). Most speak Sinyar, a Nilo-Saharan language, as well as Chadian Arabic and Fur. They are Muslims and culturally Fur.