Hadendoa

noun

Ha·​den·​doa

variants or Hadendowa

həˈdendəwə

plural Hadendoa or Hadendoas or Hadendowa or Hadendowas

1

: a chiefly nomadic Beja-speaking people of Nubia between the Nile and the Red sea related to the Beni Amer and Bisharin

2

: a member of the Hadendoa people

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