People
The Shaigiya are a riverain agricultural people. Today they claim to descend from Shayig Ibn Humaidan of the greater Ja'Alin of Beni Abbas, who came from Arabia at the time of the conquest of Egypt in the 7th century and intermixed with Nubian people. Yet according to Nicholls, at the end of 19th century, non of the Shaigiya nobles would accept Arab descent. The Shaiqi Arabic dialect is well known for its "biting off", of the last letter in a word. Traditionally they strongly been represented in the Army, Police, and border guards, while other tribes were involved in occupations such as spinning, weaving and transportation.
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