Adio people

Ethnic group indigenous to Central Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Adio (also called Iddio or Makaraka) are an ethnic group indigenous to Central Africa, closely related to the powerful Azande or NiamNiam, occupying the Bahr-el-Ghazal west of Lado. They came originally from the country of the Kibas, north of the Welle River. They do not extract the incisors.[1]

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Adio
Portrait of a Zande (Makaraka) warrior, c.1877
Regions with significant populations
South Sudan
Languages
Kakwa, Mundu
Religion
Related ethnic groups
Azande, Kakwa, Mundu
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Currently, they form part of the population of the South Sudanese state of Central Equatoria. The Adio speak Kakwa and Mundu.[2]

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