Tacho people

Tacho is an indigenous ethnic group of South Sudan based mainly around southern Kordofan and in the Moro Hills[1] and in the areas surrounding the border between Sudan and South Sudan. They are also known by the names Tocho and Toicho;[2] about 90% of the population practice Islam[2] as their main religion.

"Tacho" redirects here. For other uses, see Tacho (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Nacho.

They speak Tocho,[2] which is of the Talodi language group, with its root in the Niger-Congo languages. However they also speak Sudanese Arabic. Today their population possibly numbers less than 10,000.

References
  1. "Moro Hills of Sudan". www.joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. "Tocho A Language of Sudan". www.ethnologue.com. Retrieved 9 September 2012.


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