በጃ - Amharic rendition of Beja. Also ቡጋስ (Bugas). A Cushitic people living along the confluence of the White and Blue Niles, the Nile and Atbara rivers, Southern Nubia and Taka province. Mostly semi-nomadic stock herders (camel, goat, cattle), though some farm or fish along the Nile or the Red Sea. They are divided into six major clans : the Bisharin, Hedareb, Hadendowa, Amarar, Hallenga and the Hamran. The Beja are distinguished by their distinctive hairstyle (tiffa), to which they attach...
