Back شعب الساهو Arabic Saho (Volk) German Sahoj Esperanto Pueblo saho Spanish Saho (peuple) French Saho Croatian Saho Italian საჰო Georgian Сахо (халық) Kazakh Сахо (эл) Kirghiz
ሳሆ | |
|---|---|
 Saho women | |
| Total population | |
| 250,000–650,000 (2015 estimate)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Eritrea | 253,000 (2010 estimate)[2] |
 Ethiopia | 37,000 (2012 estimate)[3] |
| Languages | |
| Saho | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
The Saho are a Cushitic ethnic group who inhabit large sections of Eritrea and northern Ethiopia.[5][6] They speak Saho as a mother tongue.[7]
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