Are Eritrean Jaberti and Eritrean Tigrinyans the same?

[tariq moses]

Muslim tigre/Beni amer in western parts look similar to northern Sudanese

Makes sense, they intermarry a lot with other Bejas and Beni Amers are Beja themselves, they also live in similar enviroment to Northern Sudan so they have evolved in similar ways

 

[The alchemist]

Jebertis keep to themselves and are religious, that's my impression from being acquainted with one. Their traditional attire is unique among Eritreans with turban and they do look somewhat different, a bit of that phenotypic variation going on.

 

[Gantaal97]

Are they Tigrayans that converted to Islam or a different ethnic group/community?

They're mostly converted early axumite converted xaaboosh and they live in Tigray region of Ethiopia and Eritrea and they were instrumental of starting the Eritrean war of independence in early 60 with their rebellion group ELF that fought off first Ethiopian imperial regime and late the communist junta Derg regime in the 70s

 

[Gantaal97]

Eritrean Tigray around 70% are Christian and speak Tigrinya. While the remaining 30% speak another similar language called Tigre. Eritrean Jaberti are an outlier they are Muslim yet speak Tigrinya and have a different identity from other tigraya they claim to be Arab and New comers to Eritrea, and especially from Yamen.

Eritrea is half Christian and half Islamic Tigre are one of the ethnicities in Eritrea alongside Saho Afar and Tigrinya( including Jeberti muslim highlanders)

 

[Afro Asiatic]

Eritrea is half Christian and half Islamic Tigre are one of the ethnicities in Eritrea alongside Saho Afar and Tigrinya( including Jeberti muslim highlanders)

Most of high ranking generals and former freedom fighters hardcore nationalists are the Muslim Tigre

 

[Gantaal97]

Most of high ranking generals and former freedom fighters hardcore nationalists are the Muslim Tigre

Including Jebertis highlanders