The Masalit (masara in Masalit; Arabic ماساليت) are a people of Darfur in western Sudan and Wadai in eastern Chad. They speak Masalit, a Nilo-Saharan language of the Maba group . They numbered about 250,000 in 1983[1].

Between 1884 and 1921 they established a state called Dar Masalit .

See also: Darfur conflict.

External links

• Massaleit.info