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| caption = A Sara woman
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| popplace = The Republic of [[Chad]], the [[Central African Republic]], and the Republic of [[Sudan]]
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| related = [[Bilala people]] and other [[Central Sudanic|Central Sudanic peoples]]
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The '''Sara people''' are a [[Central Sudanic languages|Central Sudanic]] ethnic group native to southern [[Chad]], the northwestern areas of the [[Central African Republic]], and the southern border of
Sara oral histories add further details about the people. In summary, the Sara are mostly animists (veneration of nature), with a social order made up of several patrilineal clans formerly united into a single polity with a national language, national identity, and national religion. Many Sara people have retained their ethnic religion, but some have converted to Christianity and Islam.<ref name="Olson1996p510"/>
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