The
Messiria known also under the name of
Misseriya Arabs are a branch of the
Baggara Arabs tribes. Their language is the
Chadic Arabic. Numbering over one million, the
Baggara are the second largest people group in Western Sudan, extending into Eastern Chad. They are primarily nomadic cattle herders and their journeys are dependent upon the seasons of the year. The use of the term Baggara carries negative connotations as slave raiders, so they prefer to be called instead Messiria.